Friedlander v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT'OE TEXAS. The court stated the case in its opinion as follows: Friedlander & Co. brought suit in the District Court of Texas, in and for the county of Galveston, against the Texas and Pacific Railway Company, to recover for the non-delivery of certain cotton named in an alleged bill of lading hereinafter described, of which they claimed to be assignees for value, their petition after counting upon said…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT'OE TEXAS. The court stated the case in its opinion as follows: Friedlander & Co. brought suit in the District Court of Texas, in and for the county of Galveston, against the Texas and Pacific Railway Company, to recover for the non-delivery of certain cotton named in an alleged bill of lading hereinafter described, of which they claimed to be assignees for value, their petition after counting upon said bill of lading, thus continuing: “That the said defendant, fraudulently contriving'to avoid its liability to these…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee
The agreed statement of facts sets forth “ that, in point of fact, said-bill of lading of November 6, 1883, was executed by-said E. D. Easton, fraudulently- and by collusion with said Lahnstein and without receiving any cotton for transportation, such as is represented in said bill of lading, and without the expectation on the part of'the said Easton of receiving any such cotton; ” and it is further said that Easton and Lahnstein had fraudulently combined another case, whereby Easton signed and .delivered to Lahnstein a similar bill of lading for cotton “'which had not been received, and…
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