New York Court of Appeals

George W. Miller, Respondent v. John P. White, Appellants

November 12, 187250 N.Y. 137

Summary

The Court reversed the judgment against the trustees of the Gutta Percha Manufacturing Company, holding that a judgment against the corporation is not conclusive evidence of a debt owed by the trustees, who are neither parties nor privies to that judgment, and therefore the plaintiff must prove the debt independently.