Stricklin v. Rice

JACKSON, Chief Justice.

The record shows that in February, 1935, Manion Rice purchased from S. E. Cone a grain elevator located at Anton in Hock-ley County, Texas, which he operated under the trade name of Manion Rice Elevator Company. He engaged in the business of buying, selling and storing grain, wheat, sudan seed, etc. He was bonded and conducted his storage business as a public warehouseman and used his elevator as a warehouse, the capacity of which was about 6,000 bushels of grain. Wheat, grain and seed bought or stored were not kept separate from the grain and seed of other depositors…