Williams v. Birbeck
New York Court of Chancery
The bill in this cause was originally filed against Alexander Birbeck and wife, for the purpose of foreclosing a mortgage given by them to Matthias Bruen, and stated to have been assigned by him to the complainant. In the answer the defendant averred that he was. ready to pay the amount when he could do it with safety, but that he had been forbidden' by Matthias Bruen- to do so.
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The bill in this cause was originally filed against Alexander Birbeck and wife, for the purpose of foreclosing a mortgage given by them to Matthias Bruen, and stated to have been assigned by him to the complainant. In the answer the defendant averred that he was. ready to pay the amount when he could do it with safety, but that he had been forbidden' by Matthias Bruen- to do so. The bill. was then amended by making Bruen a party, and the only change in the record was by inserting- his name in the prayer tor process. An answer was then filed' by Bruen in which he denied the allegation that he…
1Opinion of the Court
The Assistant Vice-Chancellor :
The record was imperfect. By the' amendment Bruen appeared on the face of the bill merely as assignor' of the mortgage, without a charge of his claiming any interest, or showing any ground- for making him a party. He answers hbwe'ver,- by setting up a matter, which if established, defeats the title of the complainant entirely, and shows that he continues-the owner'' of the bond and mortgage. The replication-has sufficiently put this matter in issue, raising the question whether the complainant is lawfully the owner' of the securities. To solve that question,-…
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