Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Shawmut Nat. Bank
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided November 10, 1922PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, District Judge.
The Heyward-Williams Company was a cotton factor in Savannah, Ga. The Savannah Warehouse & Compress Company was, as indicated by its name, engaged in the warehouse *984business. The arrangement between such factor and such warehouse-company was that all cotton shipped to the factor by its customers was placed in one of the compartments, from 1 to 6, of the warehouse company, and such cotton was stamped or tagged “H.-W. Co.” In addition to such stamp or tag, the bales of cotton had the private marks of the shippers. When requested, the warehouse - company would issue to…
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