King v. WNY Holding Corp.

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.