New York Court of Appeals, 1890

Thurber v. Stimmel

Thurber v. Stimmel
New York Court of Appeals · Decided February 25, 1890 · Peckham
2 Silv. Ct. App. 547; 29 N.Y. St. Rep. 689

Thurber v. Stimmel

Opinion of the Court

Peckham, J.

The facts stated by the judge clearly warrant his conclusion of law in favor of the claim of the plaintiffs. The only question for us is to inquire whether there is any evidence in the case upon which the findings can be based. A careful perusal of the evidence brings us to the conclusion that there is. Some of the testimony might perhaps, be said to partake of the character of conclusions of the witness, but there is evidence which, if believed, is sufficient to show that the mortgage in Lane’s hands was paid down to S3,500 when he assigned it to defendant, and that the latter took it as a valid lien for that amount only. We cannot decide upon its credibility. It may be that the defendant has not secured what he thought he was obtaining when he took the assignment of the mortgage, but, in the face of the evidence and of the findings of the court below, we can give him no relief.

The judgment must be affirmed, with costs.

All concur.

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