Kneeland v. Lawrence

Citations

• 140 U.S. 209
• 11 S. Ct. 786
• 35 L. Ed. 492
• 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2454

Syllabus

<p>A bona fide purchaser, before maturity, of coupon bonds of a railroad company payable to bearer, takes them freed from any equities that might have been set up against the original holder; and the burden of proof is on him who assails the bona fides of such purchase.</p> <p>Tested by this rule appellant’s case must fail.</p>