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.