Legal Opinion
T. D. Downing Co. v. Shawmut Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 23, 1923PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of contract by a custom house broker to recover certain duties paid by it and expenses and commissions due it. The defendant is a banking corporation engaged in financing the importation of foreign goods. An importer, G. J. Tsivoglou, Inc., applied to the defendant for credit for the purchase of nuts from the Asia Banking Corporation. Credit was given as requested and on its faith the owner of the nuts, the Asia Banking Corporation, drew a time sight draft on the defendant which it accepted and paid at maturity. The draft, when sent to the defendant for acceptance, was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Boston & Albany Railroad v. ReardonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Peoples National Bank v. MulhollandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Royle v. Worcester Buick Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Moors v. WymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Brown v. Green & Hickey Leather Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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