Stearns v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Oakland; Smith, J. Assumpsit by Charles T. Stearns and Edgar F. Stearns, copartners as Stearns Brothers, against the Grand Trunk Railway Company for the amount of a sight draft attached to a bill of lading. There was judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
This is an action to recover of defendant the amount of a sight draft on J. P. Scranton & Co. attached to the bill of lading of a car load of lumber consigned to plaintiffs’ order, and shipped by them over defendant railway, to be delivered to said Scranton & Co. upon payment of the draft. Defendant delivered the lumber to Scranton & Co. without payment of the draft, and defends this action upon the ground that Scranton & Co. were the true owners. The draft was for 1116.68, which *272was about half the value of the lumber in the car, and, according to plaintiff, represented the balance due on…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The "Idaho."Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
3Cited by3 opinions
- Winget v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1920
- Louisville & Atlantic R. R. v. Hiram Blow & Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Stearns v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1909