William T. Hardie & Co. v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita; Luther Egbert Hall, Judge. Action by William T. Hardie & Co. against the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiffs instituted this suit against the defendant for $3,637.76 on three bills of lading issued by defendant in negotiable form for 50 bales of cotton.
From a judgment rendered for plaintiffs for $2,250, allowed to them by the judgment, as well as some interest, the defendant appeals.
The bills of lading issued by 'the defendant company were, on the day that they were issued, deposited by Dr. F. A. Brown, to whom they were issued, with the Merchants’ & Farmers’ Bank of Monroe as collateral security to secure the account which he had with that bank. They remained on deposit with that bank…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Wilson v. California Central RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- National Line Steamship Co. v. SmartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
- Columbus & Western Railway Co. v. Ludden & BatesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Hunt v. Mississippi Central RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877
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