Terry v. Wait
Terry v. Wait
Opinion of the Court
We think that the judgment of the Commission of Appeals on the former argument of' this case
The judgment should be affirmed.
All concur, except Grover, J., not voting.
Judgment affirmed.
A motion for reargument was subsequently made by appellant, which was decided upon the following opinion: — [Rep.
The counsel for the appellant has made an application for a reargument of this cause upon the supposition that this court, in adhering to the decision of the Commission of Appeals upon the former appeal in the same case, failed to notice that when the case was before the commission it contained the fact that before the commencement of the action the note in suit had been paid by the defendant William Wait to the defendant Martin, which fact was not proved upon the second trial, and he now seems to consider that that fact was controlling and justified the decision of the commission. Hp now fully concedes the correctness of the
The learned counsel is in error in supposing that this court overlooked the difference to which he now attaches so much importance. So far from being overlooked it was fully discussed and carefully considered by the judges of this court in consultation, and was deemed immaterial. A reference to the opinion of Earl, C., clearly shows that the commission took the same view, for the learned commissioner expresses quite emphatically the opinion that the motion for a nonsuit, which was made before the introduction of proof of the payment of the note, ought to have been granted; and that, at that stage of the proceedings, the plaintiff had failed to make out any case.
Counsel are very apt to fall into the error of supposing that every point and suggestion in cases which they argue, is overlooked by the court when not specifically discussed and answered in a written opinion, and this error has, in several instances, led to applications like the present. ' They should reflect that before a case is decided, the court is in the habit of deliberately considering it in all its bearings, and that when sanctioning a former decision the mere omission to notice and discuss in the opinion, supposed distinctions,’ is not sufficient to warrant the supposition that they have escaped observation.
In the present case, the plaintiff sought to recover upon a promissory note which was not in his possession, and was not produced upon the trial, or shown to have ever been held by him. The plaintiff was, in May, 1863, appointed receiver of the property of David W. Wait, under proceedings supplementary to an execution against him. The judgment debtor had been, in 1862, the holder of the note in question, which was made
The motion should be denied, with costs.
All concur.
'Motion denied.
48 N.Y., 637.
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