Legal Opinion

Rollins v. Barnes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1896PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Everett Barnes, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 2d day of September, 1896, upon the report of a referee.

1Opinion of the Court

Hatch, J.:

The purpose of this action is to foreclose a mortgage. The complaint alleged that the mortgage was made to secure a bond in the sum of $3,500 executed by the defendant to one Francis J. Sheehan, and was by said Sheehan assigned to the plaintiff in the action, who thereby became the owner for the full amount secured thereby. The answer alleged that the bond and mortgage were made upon request of one Reon Barnes, a brother of the defendant, for the *151accommodation of the former, and for the purpose of being used as collateral security for the extension and payment of a loan of $2,000…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Schanz v. SotscheckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
  2. Verity v. SternbergerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  3. Securities Acceptance Corp. v. E. M. Kane Co.New York Supreme Court · 1922

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