N. P. Sloan Co. v. Barham
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Union Circuit Court; Chas. W. Smith, Judge; 1. The court should have instructed a' verdict for defendant. The title to the cotton did not pass until all the acts usual to a sale of cotton were complied with and there was no sale. 19 Ark. 573; 24 Id. 549. The cotton must be loaded on cars at the expense of plaintiff and hill of lading secured and appellant notified and draft drawn.
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Appeal from Union Circuit Court; Chas. W. Smith, Judge; 1. The court should have instructed a' verdict for defendant. The title to the cotton did not pass until all the acts usual to a sale of cotton were complied with and there was no sale. 19 Ark. 573; 24 Id. 549. The cotton must be loaded on cars at the expense of plaintiff and hill of lading secured and appellant notified and draft drawn. There was no liability upon appellant, as Barham failed in a number of particulars and is not entitled to recover. 92 Ark. 287; 50 Id. 20; Benjamin on Sales, § 399; 2 Schouler, Pers. Prop., § 27, et…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The appellant, hereinafter referred to as the company, is a large cotton company with principal offices in Philadelphia, and is extensively engaged in buying and exporting cotton. The company maintained an office at El Dorado, Arkansas, of which G-. W. Lake was in charge, and at this point bought large quantities of cotton in the adjacent territory. Appellee, C. C. Bar-ham, who was the plaintiff below, was a merchant and cotton buyer at Dubach, Louisiana, a town in the territory covered by Lake for his company. On December 26, 1917, Lake, at El Dorado, called Barham at Dubach over the phone,…
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