New York Court of Appeals

The National Trust Company of the City of New York, Respondent v. Valentine Gleason, Appellants

April 27, 187977 N.Y. 400

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment and ordered a new trial, holding that in an action for money had and received the plaintiff must prove that each defendant received the money directly or through a proven agency, and that a felony conviction in another state does not render a witness incompetent.