Lineker v. Ayeshford
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the court of First Instance of the district of San Francisco. All material facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The cause was argued by
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Bennett, J.
On the 12th day of February, A.D. 1849, Carsten, Spitzer & Co., and Shelpnor, Lomer & Co., two mercantile firms of Liverpool, shipped on the British ship “ Antelope,” then lying at Liverpool, and of which the defendant was master, certain merchandise for the port of San Francisco. There were two bills of lading signed by the defendant, in one of which the firm of Carsten, Spitzer & Co. appear as the shippers, and in the other, the firm of Shelpnor, Lomer & Co., and both bills call for the delivery of the goods mentioned therein “ unto order or to assigns,” and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ryberg v. SnellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania · 1809
3Cited by2 opinions
- Pauley v. CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- Dodge v. MeyerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1882