Van Vechten v. Van Vechten
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Clinton county. Action by John S. Van Vechten, Catharine Briggs, Mary A. Alvord, and Nellie T. Van Vechten, by William S. Alvord, her guardian ad litem, against Teunis Van Vechten, to have a certain deed absolute declared a mortgage, and another certain deed declared a deed of trust, and for an accounting. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtHerrick, J.
The portion of a letter marked for identification, June 25th, “B,” should have been received in evidence. The defendant says he wrote it, and it is admitted that he sent it to one of the plaintiffs. Its subject-matter has an important bearing upon a material issue in the case. Its reception in evidence was objected to on the ground “that it is only a portion, and that the writing has evidently been mutilated.” The defendant stated “ that pages one and two do not appear to be found, except a portion of page two. These portions appear to have been cut off.” The defendant was asked to take the…
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