New York Court of Appeals
Henry Martin as President v. the Niagara Falls Paper Manufacturing Company, Appellants
October 7, 1890122 N.Y. 165
Summary
The Court affirmed the mortgage, holding that the stockholders' written assent filed before execution satisfied statutory requirements and that the president's authority was presumed, making the notes and mortgage enforceable. The Court also affirmed that ratification by stockholders validates unauthorized corporate acts.