Wesling v. Noonan
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the Circuit Court of Yazoo county. Hon. E. G-. Henry, judge. Jones, being the owner of a lot of cooking-stoves, &c., and residing in Massachusetts, shipped them to W. B. Andrews, at Canton, in this State, to be sold by said Andrews, on commission, as his agent. The goods arrived at Yazoo city in transitu for Canton, being consigned there to Wesling, the plaintiff in error, who was a commission merchant and warehouseman.
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In error from the Circuit Court of Yazoo county. Hon. E. G-. Henry, judge. Jones, being the owner of a lot of cooking-stoves, &c., and residing in Massachusetts, shipped them to W. B. Andrews, at Canton, in this State, to be sold by said Andrews, on commission, as his agent. The goods arrived at Yazoo city in transitu for Canton, being consigned there to Wesling, the plaintiff in error, who was a commission merchant and warehouseman. Wesling paid the freight and charges on the goods, and was also entitled to a further sum for commission and storage, &c. Whilst the goods were in Wesling’s…
1Opinion of the CourtFisher, J.
This ivas an action of replevin, tried in the Circuit Court of Yazoo county. A verdict and judgment being rendered for the plaintiff below, the defendant moved for a new trial, which motion being overruled, the defendant excepted. The question for decision is, whether the court erred in refusing to grant a new trial.
The facts, as shown by the bill of exceptions, are as follows:— The property in question, consisting of a lot of cooking-stoves, castings, &c., were shipped by one Jones, of Massachusetts, to William B. Andrews, of Canton, in this State, to be sold by him, as the agent of Jones.…
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