I cannot hold this is not a settlement because the property in question was money paid without condition or restriction as to its disposition as in In re Cohen v. Mahlin (supra), and Re Player (supra). The giving of the mortgage constituted a disposition of property for the benefit of the defendant mortgagee subject to the restrictions and conditions as to the retention of the property as contained in the mortgage.
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