Colgin v. Security Storage & Van Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The sole question presented in this review is whether or not a depositor is bound by a provision in a warehouse receipt limiting the liability of the depositary.
The plaintiff, Clarence H. Colgin, brought suit against the defendant, Security Storage Van Company, Inc., seeking to recover the value of a mattress, an art square and certain articles contained in a cedar chest stored with the defendant. The purpose of the suit is to recover for the loss of these…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited25 opinions
- The MajesticSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Sandler v. Commonwealth Station Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Lewis v. EbersoleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Maynard v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Quinn v. Milner ex rel. Hartford Fire Ins.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Hazel v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Allison v. PickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Carpenter v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- De Cecchis v. EversSuperior Court of Delaware · 1961
- French v. Bekins Moving & Storage Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1948
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