Supreme Court, New York County, New York,
Special Term, Part I.
Allan ZELNICK, Plaintiff,
v.
KINGS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, Defendant.
June 12, 1961.
Action by second mortgagee to recover from first mortgagee certain additional
funds which first mortgagee had loaned to the mortgagor in excess of the
principal unpaid and owing on the first mortgage. The Supreme Court, New York
County, Henry Epstein, J., held that under the second mortgage which provided
that if any further loans were made under the first mortgage, any excess of such
additional loans over the principal unpaid and owing on the first mortgage
should be paid over in reduction of the second mortgagee indebtedness, the duty
to pay over excess funds was upon the mortgagor, not the first mortgagee.
Motion to dismiss complaint granted.
West Headnotes
Mortgages 298(1)
266k298(1) Most Cited Cases
Under second mortgage which provided that if any further loans were made under
the first mortgage, any excess of such additional loans over the principal
unpaid and owing on first mortgage should be paid over in reduction of second
mortgage indebtedness, duty to pay over excess funds to second mortgagee was
upon mortgagor, and not first mortgagee.
**876 *887 Robert E. Burns, New York City, for plaintiff.
Dreyer & Traub, Brooklyn (Samuel Kirschenbaum, Brooklyn, of counsel), for
defendant.
HENRY EPSTEIN, Justice.
Defendant moves for dismissal of the complaint for legal insufficiency. It is
alleged that at the time plaintiff took and recorded his second mortgage
defendant's first mortgage was reduced to the sum of $18,500. His mortgage
provided:
'This mortgage is subject and subordinate to a mortgage presently held by the
Kings County Savings Bank in the reduced sum of approximately $18,500.00 with
appropriate interest, to any extensions thereof and to any mortgage or
consolidated mortgage which may be placed on the premises in lieu thereof and to
extensions thereof provided a) the interest rate thereof shall not be greater
than 6% per annum and b) that if the principal amount thereof shall exceed
amount of principal owing and unpaid on said existing mortgage at the time of
placing such new mortgage, or consolidated mortgage, the excess to **877 be paid
to the holder of this mortgage in reduction of the principal thereof which shall
not effect or alter the regular installments of principal payable thereunder,
and the holder of this mortgage shall on demand and without charge, execute,
acknowledge and deliver any agreements to effectuate such subordination.'
Thereafter the defendant made a further loan to the owner in the sum of
$8,872.50. The bond was secured by an extension and modification agreement,
which provided:
'Fourteenth: that the lien of this mortgage and the lien of mortgage made by
William J. Schimpf to The Kings County Savings Bank, recorded in the Office of
the Register of the City *888 of New York for the County of Kings in Liber 10265
mp. 381; and mortgage made by William J. Schimpf to the Kings County Savings
Bank, recorded in said Register's Office in Liber 11555 mp. 520, which last two
mentioned mortgages were consolidation to constitute a single lien by terms of
the last mentioned mortgage, and upon which mortgages, as consolidated, there is
unpaid the principal sum of Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Seven And 50/100
($9,377.50 Dollars); together with the bonds accompanying the same, be, and the
same hereby are coordinated and consolidated to constitute a single lien in the
sum of Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ($18,250.00 Dollars.)'
It is further alleged that at the time of such further loan and extension and
modification agreement the defendant had knowledge of the existence of the
second mortgage lien and of the quoted provision thereof. Such further loan and
agreement were made without a further subordination agreement.
Plaintiff argues that the extension agreement and consolidation mortgage
covered a debt which exceeded by the amount of the second loan the amount of the
'principal owing and unpaid on said existing mortgage' at the time the new and
consolidated mortgage was placed. Accordingly defendant has injured plaintiff's
mortgage security and is obliged to make payment to the plaintiff of an amount
equal to that excess. To be sure, as plaintiff argues, he had the right to
receive in reduction of his mortgage the amount of the second loan, but the duty
to honor that right was on the mortgagor as well as the duty to make all other
payments to the plaintiff as required by the second mortgage. If plaintiff was
aggrieved he could proceed against the mortgagor upon a default or he may claim
against the defendant or defend upon the position if he deems it correct that at
least in part defendant's mortgage is subordinate to plaintiff's mortgage. Such
action or defense would arise in equity for defendant has no personal obligation
to make payment of the excess directly to the plaintiff. Indeed, plaintiff
states in his brief **878 that if the owner 'did procure any excess monies from
the bank that such excess monies would be paid to the holder of the second
mortgage in reduction of the principal then due and owing thereon'; and again,
'the plaintiff gave Schimpf (owner) the privilege of refinancing without the
necessity of his further consent, but at the same time compelling Schimpf to
prepay to the extent thereof.'
Several additional claimed facts are set forth in plaintiff's brief not
appearing in the complaint. If plaintiff feels aggrieved thereby and deems that
based thereon he possesses ground for *889 redress against the defendant, he may
replead so as to state any such grievance.
The motion is granted dismissing the complaint, with leave to plaintiff to
serve an amended complaint within 20 days from service of a copy of this order
with notice of entry.
218 N.Y.S.2d 876, 30 Misc.2d 886
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Supreme Court, New York County, New York,Special Term, Part I.Allan ZELNICK, Plaintiff,v.KINGS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, Defendant.
June 12, 1961.
Action by second mortgagee to recover from first mortgagee certain additional funds which first mortgagee had loaned to the mortgagor in excess of the principal unpaid and owing on the first mortgage. The Supreme Court, New York County, Henry Epstein, J., held that under the second mortgage which provided that if any further loans were made under the first mortgage, any excess of such additional loans over the principal unpaid and owing on the first mortgage should be paid over in reduction of the second mortgagee indebtedness, the duty to pay over excess funds was upon the mortgagor, not the first mortgagee.
Motion to dismiss complaint granted.
West Headnotes
Mortgages 298(1)266k298(1) Most Cited Cases
Under second mortgage which provided that if any further loans were made under the first mortgage, any excess of such additional loans over the principal unpaid and owing on first mortgage should be paid over in reduction of second mortgage indebtedness, duty to pay over excess funds to second mortgagee was upon mortgagor, and not first mortgagee. **876 *887 Robert E. Burns, New York City, for plaintiff.
Dreyer & Traub, Brooklyn (Samuel Kirschenbaum, Brooklyn, of counsel), for defendant.
HENRY EPSTEIN, Justice.
Defendant moves for dismissal of the complaint for legal insufficiency. It is alleged that at the time plaintiff took and recorded his second mortgage defendant's first mortgage was reduced to the sum of $18,500. His mortgage provided: 'This mortgage is subject and subordinate to a mortgage presently held by the Kings County Savings Bank in the reduced sum of approximately $18,500.00 with appropriate interest, to any extensions thereof and to any mortgage or consolidated mortgage which may be placed on the premises in lieu thereof and to extensions thereof provided a) the interest rate thereof shall not be greater than 6% per annum and b) that if the principal amount thereof shall exceed amount of principal owing and unpaid on said existing mortgage at the time of placing such new mortgage, or consolidated mortgage, the excess to **877 be paid to the holder of this mortgage in reduction of the principal thereof which shall not effect or alter the regular installments of principal payable thereunder, and the holder of this mortgage shall on demand and without charge, execute, acknowledge and deliver any agreements to effectuate such subordination.'
Thereafter the defendant made a further loan to the owner in the sum of $8,872.50. The bond was secured by an extension and modification agreement, which provided: 'Fourteenth: that the lien of this mortgage and the lien of mortgage made by William J. Schimpf to The Kings County Savings Bank, recorded in the Office of the Register of the City *888 of New York for the County of Kings in Liber 10265 mp. 381; and mortgage made by William J. Schimpf to the Kings County Savings Bank, recorded in said Register's Office in Liber 11555 mp. 520, which last two mentioned mortgages were consolidation to constitute a single lien by terms of the last mentioned mortgage, and upon which mortgages, as consolidated, there is unpaid the principal sum of Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Seven And 50/100 ($9,377.50 Dollars); together with the bonds accompanying the same, be, and the same hereby are coordinated and consolidated to constitute a single lien in the sum of Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ($18,250.00 Dollars.)'
It is further alleged that at the time of such further loan and extension and modification agreement the defendant had knowledge of the existence of the second mortgage lien and of the quoted provision thereof. Such further loan and agreement were made without a further subordination agreement.
Plaintiff argues that the extension agreement and consolidation mortgage covered a debt which exceeded by the amount of the second loan the amount of the 'principal owing and unpaid on said existing mortgage' at the time the new and consolidated mortgage was placed. Accordingly defendant has injured plaintiff's mortgage security and is obliged to make payment to the plaintiff of an amount equal to that excess. To be sure, as plaintiff argues, he had the right to receive in reduction of his mortgage the amount of the second loan, but the duty to honor that right was on the mortgagor as well as the duty to make all other payments to the plaintiff as required by the second mortgage. If plaintiff was aggrieved he could proceed against the mortgagor upon a default or he may claim against the defendant or defend upon the position if he deems it correct that at least in part defendant's mortgage is subordinate to plaintiff's mortgage. Such action or defense would arise in equity for defendant has no personal obligation to make payment of the excess directly to the plaintiff. Indeed, plaintiff states in his brief **878 that if the owner 'did procure any excess monies from the bank that such excess monies would be paid to the holder of the second mortgage in reduction of the principal then due and owing thereon'; and again, 'the plaintiff gave Schimpf (owner) the privilege of refinancing without the necessity of his further consent, but at the same time compelling Schimpf to prepay to the extent thereof.'
Several additional claimed facts are set forth in plaintiff's brief not appearing in the complaint. If plaintiff feels aggrieved thereby and deems that based thereon he possesses ground for *889 redress against the defendant, he may replead so as to state any such grievance.
The motion is granted dismissing the complaint, with leave to plaintiff to serve an amended complaint within 20 days from service of a copy of this order with notice of entry.
218 N.Y.S.2d 876, 30 Misc.2d 886
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