Lampl v. Hawkins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The plaintiffs, who conduct a produce busi-

ness in Wichita, sued the defendant, an Idaho potato dealer, for damages sustained by them through defects in the quality and quantity of ten carloads of potatoes which they had received from the defendant. The potatoes were shipped from Rupert, Idaho. Sight drafts on the plaintiffs were drawn by Hawkins, the defendant consignor, in favor of The First National Bank of Rupert, and by it were forwarded, with the bills of lading attached, to The American State Bank of Wichita for collection. The…