New York Court of Appeals

James Edwards, Respondents v. John E. Dooley, Appellants

June 3, 1890120 N.Y. 540

Summary

The Court affirmed the lower court, holding that title to the hides passed to the plaintiffs when their agent purchased them with the plaintiffs' funds, that the defendants acquired no title by the agent's unauthorized pledge, and that the defendants had notice of the plaintiffs' ownership, precluding them as bona fide purchasers.