Legal Opinion
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Washington Loan & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 17, 1928No. 6417PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
The first and controlling question in this case is: Can a licensed public bonded warehouse company issue receipts for its own property stored in its warehouse, and pledge the same to secure loans of money from a bank ? In discussing this question we must bear in mind the distinction between private and public ware-housemen. A warehouseman is a depositary for hire. Civil Code, § 3503. Usually the relationship between a warehouseman and his customer is that of bailor and bailee, but the relationship is not established until the warehouseman comes into…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Security Warehousing Co. v. HandSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Citizens & Southern Bank v. Union Warehouse & Compress Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Parshall v. . EggertNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Taney v. Penn National Bank of ReadingSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Conrad v. FisherMissouri Court of Appeals · 1889
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Avoca State Bank v. Merchants Mutual Bonding Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- Carpenter v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Stapleton v. DismukesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Nieschlag & Co., Inc. v. Atlantic Mut. InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941
- Aetna Insurance Company v. Junction Warehouse CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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