New York Court of Appeals

Rochester and Charlotte Turnpike Road Company, Respondent v. Robert S. Paviour, Appellant

October 2, 1900164 N.Y. 281

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment against the defendant, holding that a payee who accepts corporate checks issued by an officer for the officer's personal debt without authority is charged with notice of the officer's incapacity and must inquire. Because the defendant failed to investigate the suspicious checks, he is liable to restore the money to the corporation.