Dresser v. Missouri & Iowa Ry. Construction Co. - 93 U.S. 92 (1876)

U.S. Supreme Court

Dresser v. Missouri & Iowa Ry. Construction Co., 93 U.S. 92 (1876)

Dresser v. Missouri and Iowa Railway Construction Company

93 U.S. 92

Syllabus

A bona fide holder of negotiable paper, purchased before its maturity upon an unexecuted contract, on which part payment only had been made when he received notice of fraud, and a prohibition to pay, is protected only to the amount paid before the receipt of such notice.