T. M. Sinclair & Co. v. National Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court.— Hon--William Gr. Thompson, Judge. Action at law upon surety bonds guarantying tbe fidelity of a firm of brokers, wbo were doing business for plaintiff in Alaska. Trial to a jury, verdict ánd judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Prior to August 30, 1901, the firm of Higgins & Ogilvie was appointed by plaintiff as its broker or commission merchant for Dawson, in the Yukon district of Alaska, to handle its meat products in that district. The firm was -to receive the goods, pay freight thereon when not prepaid, care for and dispose of the product for cash or gold dust, and deposit from day to day the proceeds from sales in a named bank at Dawson for and on account of plaintiff, and to make at least weekly remittances to plaintiff’s representative at Portland, Ore. Plaintiff was to pay freight, duty, and insurance on the…
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