Case Name: Sam Ruck, Appellant, v. Philip Levine, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1930-01-22
Citations: 135 Misc. 546
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sam Ruck, Appellant, v. Philip Levine, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 135
Pages: 546–546

Head Matter:
Sam Ruck, Appellant, v. Philip Levine, Respondent.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
January 22, 1930.
Max F. Finkelstein for the appellant.
Nathan Bert Friedman for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The defense of failure of consideration is not one of those specified in section-94 of the Negotiable Instruments Law, as rendering title to the instrument defective and, therefore, it did not cause a shifting upon plaintiff of the burden of proving he was a holder in due course. (See Neg. Inst. Law, § 98.) The burden was on the defendant to establish that plaintiff was not a holder in due course. As he failed to meet this burden the judgment is reversed and a new trial ordered, with thirty dollars costs to appellant to abide the event. Appeal from order dismissed.
All concur; present, Lydon, Peters and Frankenthaler, JJ.