Pennsylvania Railroad v. John Anda Co.

It is first objected that the trial court refused to permit Craven to testify on cross-examination that Anda gave him instructions regarding the shipment. This is not well taken, in view of the fact that Anda had parted with his interest in the shipment to the Union Trust Company when he assigned and delivered the bills of lading as collateral security to the draft which the bank cashed, of which appellant had actual knowledge.

The contract of shipment, appellant claims, must be interpreted by the law of this forum, and that section 2, chap. 141, R. S., title “Unclaimed Property,” is a…