Legal Opinion
President of the Manhattan Co. v. Morgan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 1926PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
Bankers in the city of New York issued temporary certificates whereby the bearer was stated to be entitled to bonds of the Kingdom of Belgium when delivered in definitive form. Three of these certificates; each of the par value of $1,000, were stolen from the owner. By the thief or by some one who got them from the thief, they were delivered to the plaintiff, a bank in the city of New York, which took them for value and in good faith. The bank upon proper tender made demand of the bankers that the certificates be exchanged for bonds. The bankers refused to make the exchange because of notice…
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