Question juridique clé
Whether the counterclaim for return of the bearer mortgage note was proven
Solution extraite
The appellant failed to show that the note had been transferred only for safekeeping rather than as security.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Supreme Court held that the appellant did not demonstrate a reviewable federal-law error in the appellate court's assessment of the evidence. Because the counterclaim depended on proving the purpose of the transfer, the claim failed.