Morse v. La Crosse Milling, Grain, & Ice Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

In this action, the plaintiff seeks to recover the market price of wheat deposited in an elevator operated by the La Crosse Milling, Grain, and Ice Company and sold by the company. The petition asked that the money received for the wheat be declared a trust fund in the hands of the company; that the claim therefor be declared a superior and paramount lien on the property and assets of the company; and that, if it be not determined the claim is a trust fund, the plaintiff be awarded a personal judgment against the members of the board of…