Howland v. . Woodruff
New York Court of Appeals
The action was brought in the city court of Brooklyn by Slocum Howland, Leonard Searing, and W. F. Bancroft, against Franklin Woodruff and others, to recover possession of over four thousand bushels of barley, and damages for their detention, &c. It appeared that - the barley was consigned by plaintiffs to Griffin & Willetts, their factors.
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The action was brought in the city court of Brooklyn by Slocum Howland, Leonard Searing, and W. F. Bancroft, against Franklin Woodruff and others, to recover possession of over four thousand bushels of barley, and damages for their detention, &c. It appeared that - the barley was consigned by plaintiffs to Griffin & Willetts, their factors. The bill of lading was not signed by the captain, but by Brown & Smith, shippers, and contained a clause that the captain was to hold the load five days without charging, and after five days, to hold at a per diem charge. The captain on arrival in New York…
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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] If by any protest on our part the profession could be induced to abandon the machine-made cases which, under the present system, have taken the place of the methodical and carefully prepared cases and bills of exception of former days, the court would plead earnestly for such a reform, as it would be a great relief to every court of…
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