Lowery v. . Steward

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The letter of Strippleman Boyce to the defendants, dated March 1, 1853, accompanying and inclosing a bill of lading of the twenty-four bales of cotton, expressly advised them that they (Strippleman Boyce) had written to Messrs. Archd. H. Lowery Co., 121 Front street, New York, inclosing a draft on their (defendants') house, for $500, payable when the said cotton was sold. This was a clear and explicit appropriation of $500 of the proceeds of said cotton, when…