Norris v. Manget-Brannon Co.

1. Whether the title to certain cotton passed to the plaintiff by the delivery of two warehouse receipts, or whether the receipts were delivered as collateral security only, to insure the payment of certain notes due the plaintiff by the defendant, was purely a question of fact, and there was evidence to support the plaintiff’s contention that the cotton was merely pledged and not absolutely conveyed. An entry appeared on one of the notes sued upon, reciting that the cotton represented by the warehouse receipts was “collateral,” and the agent who in behalf of the.plaintiff accepted the…