Butler, Stevens & Co. v. Moseley

Moseley sued Butler, Stevens & Company in trover for four bales of cotton, contending that he had sold the cotton for cash, and that title remained in him and could be asserted against Butler, Stevens & Co., who were cotton factors in Savannah. It was undisputed that Butler, Stevens & Company were innocent purchasers of the cotton from one Purvis, to whom it had been sold by the plaintiff. A son of Purvis delivered to Moseley two bank checks covering the agreed price, and one of the cheeks was post-dated twelve days. The son testified, that he called Moseley’s attention to the fact that this…