Warner v. Citizens' Bank of Anacortes

DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.

The petition for rehearing doe's little, more than to challenge the correctness of the statement in the opinion, in harmony with an express finding of the trial court, that “the association has continued to retain possession of the money paid by Beck and of the notes and chattel mortgage executed by him covering the deferred installments, and has from time to time collected such installments.” The record, as we have it, is greatly condensed, and some confusion is due to the fact that appellant was acting in a dual capacity. It is true that, acting for the assignee, he executed an assignment of the mortgage and notes to himself as trustee, but it was on conditions the referee declined to approve. Payments by Beck were made to him, but whether they were put in his assignee pocket or trustee pocket, he, as a witness was not sure. But minute analysis is wholly unnecessary. The statement in question was made in narration only, and was neither assigned nor considered as furnishing any reason whatsoever for our conclusion. That we did not regard it as material appears on the face of the opinion, and that appellant takes the same view is clear, for in his original brief he closes a discussion of the lower court’s finding thus:

“Whether or not this is true has nothing to do with the issues of this action. If true, the assignee is before the referee, and can be made to account; if true, the trustee should be ordered to proceed against the assignee. It is a matter for the referee to deal with in the administration of the estate. All the foregoing matters are immaterial and outside the issues of this action.”

It therefore appears that, in the most favorable view to appellant, our transgression consisted of the statement of an immaterial matter having but feeble support in the evidence — a consideration which cannot possibly furnish any ground for rehearing.

Petition denied.