New York Court of Appeals

William Wheeler, Appellant v. Edwin A. Billings, Respondent

June 5, 186838 N.Y. 263

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment for the Defendant, holding that the consideration stated in the patent interest conveyance was not conclusive and that the parties could introduce evidence of the true consideration, and that the appellate court could not review the referee's findings on the basis of a general exception to the report.