Edwards v. Hambly Fruit Products Co.

One who shows himself to he the innocent holder of a note negotiable in form may recover thereon, not-ivithstanding the fact that the note was executed in *143this State to a payee that was a foreign corporation, which had not, though required to do so, complied with the laws of this State in respect of the filing here of a copy of its charter of incorporation.

Whatever may be the rule as to the maintenance of suit by such corporate payee itself (Orr’s Administrator v. Orr, 157 Ky., 570, 163 S. W., 757), or whatever. may have been the rule as to the right of an innocent holder in that regard…