First National Bank v. Burkett
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Clay county; the Hon. C. S. Conger, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
It appears that appellee shipped by rail to Cincinnati, Ohio, sixty-five head of hogs. He consigned them to Green, Huddleson & Co. for sale, taking a hill of lading from the railroad company. He applied to the First National Bank of Flora for a loan of $400. He drew a sight draft for that sum on Green, Huddleson & Co., and pledged the bill of lading, subject to charges, for its payment, and attached it to the draft. The hogs were received and sold, realizing $425, but before the draft was presented, appellee collected that and all other money he had in the hands of that firm. When the draft…
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