Barnum Grain Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county, to recover $1,080 for the conversion of a carload of wheat. The facts were stipulated and the court, Holt, J., ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for $1,000. Defendant’s motion to amend the findings of fact was denied. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and decision or for a new trial, defendant appealed. This was an action to recover damages for the conversion of a carload of wheat.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county, to recover $1,080 for the conversion of a carload of wheat. The facts were stipulated and the court, Holt, J., ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for $1,000. Defendant’s motion to amend the findings of fact was denied. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and decision or for a new trial, defendant appealed. This was an action to recover damages for the conversion of a carload of wheat. The facts were stipulated, and from the stipulation the court found: That during all the times mentioned in the complaint…
1Opinion of the Court
*156The following opinion was filed on July 26, 1907:
ELLIOTT, J.
(after stating the facts as above).
The various assignments of errors are grouped by the appellant so* as to raise three questions:
1. It is contended that the bill of lading was not negotiable, and that therefore the railway company had the right to deliver the wheat to the consignee named in the bill of lading without requiring the production of the bill of lading. The nature and effect of a bill of lading, independent of the statute, is well settled in this state. Ratzer v. Burlington, C. R. & N. Ry. Co., 64 Minn. 245, 66 N. W. 988,…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- National Bank of Commerce v. Chicago, Burlington & Northern RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Cox v. Central Vermont RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Pollard v. ReardonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1895
- Ryan v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Turnbull v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
- Bonds-Foster Lumber Co. v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
- Stitt v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Ammon v. Gamble-Robinson Commission Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Judson v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
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