Court Opinion

ID: 5781910
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-12 17:51:56.511706+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:42:00.093670
License: Public Domain

Order insofar as it grants partial summary judgment to respondent unanimously reversed and otherwise order affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Special Term incorrectly granted partial summary judgment to respondents, declaring the deed to be a mortgage. Whether a deed, absolute on its face, is a mortgage depends upon the intent of the parties (Matter of Newcourt Realty Holding Corp. v. Gabel, 28 A D 2d 704; Real Property Law, § 320) and, as such, presents a question of fact requiring a trial. (Appeal from order of Brie Special Term granting partial summary judgment in action to declare deed void.) Present—Marsh, J. P., Witmer, Gabrielli, Cardamone and Henry, JJ.