Western Transportation Co. v. . Barber

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The first inquiry is whether the plaintiff lost its lien for freight upon the oats by failing to deliver them to Hoyt Co., pursuant to the bill of lading, and warehousing them with the defendant in its own name. This will, I think, depend upon the question whether Hoyt Co., the consignees, were in default in not receiving the oats…