New York Court of Appeals

William Baker, Respondents v. the New York National Exchange Bank, Appellant

October 6, 1885100 N.Y. 31

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment for the plaintiffs, holding that the bank account opened by the insolvent commission merchants was a trust fund for the principals and the bank could not charge the account to satisfy the merchants' individual debts; the plaintiffs were entitled to the amount of the check drawn from that account.