Wattawa v. Stallforth

Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment dismissing the complaint after a trial before an Official Referee. Plaintiff obtained a judgment against the defendant Stallforth in the sum of $22,798.62, and filed a transcript thereof in the Ulster County Clerk’s office. The defendant Stallforth held the title to certain real property in Ulster County. Defendant Stallforth executed a mortgage upon this property to a bank in the sum of $15,000, and the mortgage was recorded on July 28, 1947. The transcript of plaintiff’s judgment was filed on January 14, 1950. On or about August 13, 1952 the bank…