Court Opinion

ID: 9808215
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 20:30:37.836297+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:10:07.649054
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*41Walker, J.,
concurring'. I fully concur in the disposition of this case, but I cannot yield my assent to the principle stated in the opinion of the Court, that it requires clear, strong and convincing proof to establish Mrs. Sallinger’s ownership of the Willoughby notes. No greater quantity of proof is required in this case than would be necessary to establish 'her ownership of any other kind of property, where that ownership is disputed. The mere fact that the notes were payable to IL Sallinger, her husband, does not, in my opinion, make any difference or call for a greater degree of proof to establish her right and title to the notes. Besides, it appears that K. Sallinger admits that the notes were given for the purchase money of his wife’s land which was sold to Willoughby, and that his wife is the real owner of the notes; and it further appears that K. Sallinger had endorsed the notes to his wife, which transferred the legal title to her, if such a transfer is necessary to complete her title or ownership. It seems to me that the charge of the Court was more favorable to the defendants than they had a right to expect.
OoNNOR, J., concurs in the concurring opinion.