International State Bank v. Trinidad Bean & Elevator Co.

The bank was plaintiff below; a demurrer to its complaint was sustained; judgment for defendant and plaintiff brings error.

The demurrer was on two grounds, 1. Insufficient facts. 2. Ambiguity. There were no specifications on the second ground, so it was a nullity; the only question before us, then, is whether the facts were sufficient.

Omitting details and evidential matters, the substance of the complaint is that defendant, a warehouseman, held, as such, goods of which plaintiff was sole owner, and of the receipt for which plaintiff was assignee of the original bailor, the Rocky Mountain Bean…