Allen V. Smith, Inc. v. Rosalia Producers, Inc.

This action was instituted by the holder of warehouse receipts against a public grain warehouseman to recover damages representing the difference in value be*681tween peas delivered by the grower to the warehouse and those delivered by the warehouseman to the holder of such warehouse receipts. The trial of the case resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant has appealed. The parties will be referred to as respondent and appellant respectively.

During the season of 1946, peas were grown by Pittman Brothers, and, as harvested and threshed, were delivered to appellant’s warehouse. As the…