Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Montana

HEALY, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit on a public warehouseman’s bond. From a judgment against it in the penal sum of the bond the defendant appealed.

The facts not in dispute may be summarized as follows:

From August, 1929, to July, 1931, Chatterton & Son, a Michigan corporation, conducted a warehouse at Billings, Mont., for the storage of beans. The concern operated extensively throughout the country, having its home office in Michigan. The handling and warehousing of beans was the principal business of the corporation. One R. J. Healow was its local manager at Billings.

In December, 1929,…