Legal Opinion
Topas v. John MacGregor Grant, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 4, 1927No. 237PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAND, Circuit Judge.
Topas & Co. were China merchants, using the Russo-Asiatie Bank at Shanghai as their bank. Between July, 1919, and March, 1922, they shipped certain wool to the defendant as a factor, to sell and remit the proceeds to the bank. The bills of lading and other shipping documents Topas & Co. delivered, properly indorsed, to the bank, which lent upon them sums aggregating something more than $150,000. The defendant after long delays (to which both plaintiffs assented), due to the condition of the wool market, eventually sold the parcels and realized, after deducting conceded…
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