Northern Montana Mustard Growers Co-operative v. Britton

MR CHIEF JUSTICE ADAIR:

This is an appeal by the defendant Maurice Britton from a judgment for the plaintiff, Northern Montana Mustard Growers Co-Operative, a corporation, entered on a directed verdict.

Plaintiff is a public warehouseman doing business at Conrad, Montana. Defendant is a farmer residing at Brady, Montana, situate about 12 miles distant.

By complaint filed September 5, 1951, plaintiff seeks to recover specified sums of money advanced upon delivery to it by defendant of various quantities of mustard seed produced on defendant’s farm.

Warehouse Receipts. Upon the delivery to it of…