Thomas v. Blair
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Case by Lindsay P. Thomas and others against Frank W. Blair and others as receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad Company for the wrongful delivery of a car of beans. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, J.
Plaintiffs recovered judgment against defendants in the circuit court for the county of Kent in an action on the case for the value of 250 bags of beans. Defendants have removed the case to this court for review upon writ of error.
The material facts in the case are not complicated and require but a brief statement. Plaintiffs, copartners, who were engaged in the produce business at Lowell, Mich., on April 24, 1912, sold to A. J. Thompson Company, of Chicago, four cars of beans, and on April 26th received • an order in writing from the vendee to ship one car of these beans to their order to…
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