New York Court of Appeals

Samuel C. Wilson, Respondent v. the Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company, Appellant

April 15, 1890120 N.Y. 145

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff, holding that a purchaser of a corporate note who is charged with a duty of inquiry is protected as a bona fide holder without notice if the corporation's board resolution authorizing the note would have been discoverable upon reasonable inquiry.