Wilson v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of ¡New York, entered upon an order made'February 15,1887, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court, and affirmed, an order denying a motion for a new trial. This action was brought upon a promissory note for $2,500 made by the defendant, payable to its own order.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of ¡New York, entered upon an order made'February 15,1887, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court, and affirmed, an order denying a motion for a new trial. This action was brought upon a promissory note for $2,500 made by the defendant, payable to its own order. At the close of the testimony, each party moved for a direction of a verdict in its favor. Upon such request, the court directed the jury to render a verdict in favor of the…
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This court has decided at this term in the case of Metropolitan Railway Company v. Kneeland, * that certain notes, including the one in controversy, are valid legal obligations against the defendant, in favor of a purchaser for value before maturity, and without notice of the circumstances attending their issue:
It is insisted, bower, that the plaintiff is not in a position to claim that he is a bona fide holder without notice, because the note was made by the corporation payable to itself, indorsed by Kneeland as president and individually; it was sent to him by Kneeland through a messenger,…
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