Thompson v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Dakota county to recover the amount of loss arising from destruction by fire of 15,642 bushels of wheat stored in defendant’s elevator. The case was tried before Crosby, J., who found in favor óf defendant; and from a judgment entered pursuant to the findings, plaintiff appealed.
1DissentCollins, J.
I dissent from that part of the opinion in which it is held that there may be a subsequent modification of a storage receipt issued under the provisions of G. S. 1894, § 7646, by an independent verbal agreement. The purpose of the statute is to compel warehouse-men to put their contracts of storage in writing; and, unless the words “Not negotiable” are plainly stamped across the face of the instrument, its transfer and delivery are equivalent to a transfer and delivery of the property itself. Section 7649. It seems to me that the intent of the legislature was to prohibit and prevent the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Teal v. BilbySupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Van Sickle v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Brown v. SanbornSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Heisley v. SwanstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Sykes v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
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