Omaha Elevator Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

This is a suit , in the nature of a hill of interpleader. The subject of litigation is a fund of $2,582.95, the proceeds of a ear of corn loaded at La Platte, Nebraska, received there by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, carrier, from H. Rohn, consignor, consigned to the Dawson Crain Company, Omaha, Nebraska, transported to Omaha by the carrier, and unloaded by the Omaha Elevator Company, plaintiff, at its elevator in Council Bluffs. Plaintiff claims no interest in the consignment beyond the right to retain the customary charges for elevator services. After the corn became…