Kertson v. Great Northern Express Co.

Action in replevin. The property, a coat, was shipped by plaintiff’s sister-in-law, at Belvidere, Illinois, over defendant’s express line, consigned to him at Moorhead, Minnesota, “C. O. D. $50.” When the coat reached its destination, the plaintiff tendered defendant’s charges for transportation, and demanded the property, which the defendant refused to deliver unless he would also pay the $50. This plaintiff refused to pay, and then brought this action.

It appeared on the trial that plaintiff was the general owner of the coat, but that his sister-in-law, the consignor, claimed a lien upon it…