Baker v. Malone & Sons
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry. Tried before the Hon J. C. Rici-iardson. This action was brought by the appellant against the appellees. 'The complaint, as amended, Was as follows: “Tbe plaintiff claims of tlie defendant the sum of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars damages for that defendants were, during the latter part of the year 1897 and first part of the year 1898, engaged in the business of storage, comxiressing cotton and keeping the same for-shipment or…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry. Tried before the Hon J. C. Rici-iardson. This action was brought by the appellant against the appellees. 'The complaint, as amended, Was as follows: “Tbe plaintiff claims of tlie defendant the sum of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars damages for that defendants were, during the latter part of the year 1897 and first part of the year 1898, engaged in the business of storage, comxiressing cotton and keeping the same for-shipment or forwarding, and issued their receipts for cotton so coming into their possession and the delivery thereof to the compress;…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELl.AN, C. J.
This suit is by Baker against M a lone & Sons. The .-omplaint in substance alleges that one Campbell stored sixty-six bales of cotton with defendants as Avarelioinemen, and took their receipts as warehousemen for the same, that plaintiff subsequently purchased this cotton from Campbell and thereupon received possession and control of said receipts, the said Campbell delivering them to him, that plaintiff then demanded said cotton of defendants but that they failed and refused to deliver the same to him, whereby plaintiff was damaged in the sum of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, for…
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