Keeler v. Hollweg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Kings county. Action by Mary G-. Keeler against Victor Hollweg and others. From a judgment for plaintiff (51 N. Y. Supp. 259), defendants Wiessaer and Loch appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWillard Bartlett, J.
The appellants have been held liable in this action as the indorsers of a $1,500 promissory note held and owned by the plaintiff-. The payment of the original note, of which the note in suit was a renewal, was secured by a chattel mortgage to the plaintiff’s husband, which he subsequently transferred to the plaintiff. At the time of this transfer, the makers of the note executed to the plaintiff a new chattel mortgage in place of the first one, upon the same property, and to secure payment of the same notes. The appellants claim to have been released from their obligation as indorsers by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Murray v. . MarshallNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Underhill v. PalmerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1882