Lightsey v. Lee

The plaintiff sought to recover the value of two bales of cotton alleged to have been stored in the warehouse of J. M. Lee, the defendant, who was doing business under the name of Irwinville Warehouse Company. It is alleged, that the cotton was placed in the warehouse by Charles Lightsey, and that the warehouse receipts for it were transferred by him to Lister, Lee himself making the indorsement by writing Lightsey’s name for him across the back of the receipts; that Lister thus purchased the cotton from Lightsey, and that thereafter Lee held it for safe-keeping and subject to bo delivered…