Leverton v. Rork

In this case the findings of fact are supported by the evidence and justify the judgment of the court. The principal question was whether certain transactions, including the giving of instruments in the form of deeds, were intended as a transfer of the title to land or only as security for money loaned. The • court found, upon substantial testimony, that deeds absolute on their' faces were mortgages. It is insisted that the evidence in such cases should be clear, cogent, and convincing; that the testimony produced was not up to that standard; and that this court should now review and reweigh…