Corporation—Stock in Name op “Trustee”—Notice op Beal Ownership.—In this state it is established as a rule of property that the affixing of the word “trustee” to the name of the holder of shares of stock in a corporation does not, in and of itself, impart to anyone dealing with such holder notice that he is not the owner of the stock, or, at least, that he has not authority to sell or hypothecate it.

Id.—Notice—Facts Putting on Inquiry.—"Whether a party has notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent man upon inquiry as to a particular fact, and .whether by prosecuting such inquiry he might have learned of such fact, are questions of fact to be determined by the jury or the trial court.

Id.—Pledge op Stock Standing in Name op “Trustee”—Financial Embarrassment op Pledgor—Secrecy op Pledge.—The circumstances that the pledgor of stock standing in Ms name as trustee was in financial difficulties, and requested the pledgee to keep secret the fact of the pledge, do not necessarily import notice to the pledgee sufficient to put him on inquiry as to the true ownership of the stock, or prevent the conclusion that the pledgee acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that the pledgor was the actual owner and authorized to pledge it.

Id.—Pledge op Stock Vests Legal Interest—Failure to Enter on ■Corporate Books.—A pledge of shares of corporate stock, although it does not transfer title to the property, vests in the pledgee a “special property” therein which is a legal interest. This legal interest becomes vested under the pledge by delivery of a certificate for the stock duly indorsed, without entry in the corporate books.

Id.—Estoppel op Real Owner—Superior Equities op Pledgee.—The real owner of corporate stock, who has permitted a third person to hold the apparent title to, and power of disposition over the shares, is estopped from asserting its title as against a bona fide pledgee of the apparent owner. Under such circumstances, the equities of the pledgee are superior to those of the real owner.

Id.—Pledgee mat be Bona Fide Purchaser.—The rule protecting bona fide purchasers is applicable to a pledgee of corporate stock, notwithstanding the transfer is not entered on the books of the corporation.