Legal Opinion

Merchants' Exch. Bank v. McGraw

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 15, 1894No. 110PublishedCited by 5 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the District of Washington. At Law. Action by the Merchants’ Exchange Bank of Milwaukee, Wis., against John H. Me draw for conversion. Judgment of dismissal. Plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERT, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in error, a banking corporation of Milwaukee, Wis., brought an action for damages against the defendant in error for wrongful conversion of 100 bales of hops. On the 2d day of December, 1890, A. F. Luening & Co., hop dealers of Milwaukee, Wis., had an account with their bank, the plaintiff in error, which account was at that date overdrawn. A. F. Luening, a member of the firm, stated to the cashier of the bank that *973his firm had purchased 100 hales of hops, through Kuelm, Metzler & Co., commission dealers at Seattle, Wash., at about 32 ceuts per pound; that…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  2. Fourth Nat. Bank of NY v. FrancklynSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Owings v. HullSupreme Court of the United States · 1835
  4. The Bank of Rochester v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
  5. Gormley v. BunyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. George F. Hinrichs, Inc. v. Standard Trust & Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
  2. Presley Fruit Co. v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  3. Mutual Life Ins. v. DingleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1900
  4. First National Bank v. HamerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1926
  5. Washington-Alaska Bank v. Dexter Horton Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1920

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