Case Name: SARAH E. STEELE, Respondent, v. DAVID V. BENHAM, Sheriff, etc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1880-06
Citations: 28 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 411
Docket Number: 
Parties: SARAH E. STEELE, Respondent, v. DAVID V. BENHAM, Sheriff, etc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Supreme Court Reports (Hun)
Volume: 28
Pages: 411–411

Head Matter:
SARAH E. STEELE, Respondent, v. DAVID V. BENHAM, Sheriff, etc., Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment and order affirmed. Held, that the assignment and the delivery of the notes transferred the debt as well as the mortgage ; that upon the evidence it was proper to submit to the jury the question of the change of possession and the good faith of the mortgage; that the defendant, having converted the property, was liable to the plaintiff, notwithstanding the previous levy made by the constable; that the motive of the plaintiff in taking an assignment of the mortgage was immaterial, and.that some of the exceptions argued on the part of the appellant were well taken.