Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Johnson & Higgins
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered November 26, 1918, in favor of the plaintiff upon stipulated facts, in an action to establish a lien for freight charges.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The plaintiff, as assignee, brought, this action for the purpose of establishing a hen for ocean freight upon funds in the possession of the defendant as trustee. The cause was tried to the court largely upon stipulated facts and resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. From this judgment, the defendant appeals.
The facts essential to be here stated are these: On or about the 1st day of October, 1915, there was shipped from certain points in Japan and China, by the British steamship Ixion, a quantity of tea and rice. By the bills of lading issued to the respective shippers, the tea…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Mitsui v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913
- British & Foreign Marine Ins. Co. v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1896