Legal Opinion
Graham v. White-Phillips Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 11, 1935No. 29PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
By an appropriate proceeding, the Treasurer of Illinois sought an adjudication determining the ownership of eight one thousand dollar negotiable coupon bonds issued by the State. They were stolen from their lawful owner, petitioner Graham, August 30,1930, and on Sept. 22,1930, were purchased for a fair price in the ordinary course of its business by respondent’s Chicago office from Connolly, listed dealer at St. Paul, Minnesota. No circumstance suggests conscious wrongdoing by the purchaser.
Three days after the theft, petitioner caused the Foreman corporation to send printed notices of it,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Murray v. LardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Goodman v. SimondsSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
- King v. DoaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Burns Mortgage Co. v. FriedSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Mazer Ex Rel. Gunning v. Williams Bros.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York v. Third National Bank of Hampden CountyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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