Legal Opinion
Well Bros., Inc. v. Keenan
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 1938No. 32904PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGowen, J.
The Federal Compress & Warehouse Company filed its bill in the chancery court of Sunflower county alleging that it is a United States bonded warehouse located at Ruleville, Miss., and, as such, received from Chris Keenan, the appellee, five bales of cotton for storage, and issued to him its standard negotiable warehouse receipts therefor; that it was under duty by virtue of said receipts to deliver the cotton evidenced thereby on presentation thereof and the payment of the storage charges. It further alleged that Weil Bros, claimed to be the owner of the cotton by virtue of its purchase from…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commercial National Bank v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Hanna v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
- Lundy v. Greenville Bank & Trust Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1937
- Joy v. Farmers Nat. Bank of ChickashaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
- Starkey v. NixonTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
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- Xyoquip, Inc. v. MimsDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1976
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Leflore Bank & Trust Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1966
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