Seckel v. York National Bank
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Assumpsit for money had and received. Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1894, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepaed
deliveeed the opinion of the Coubt.
The appellants were grain commission merchants, in Chicago, and the appellee was a banking corporation doing business at York, Nebraska. One George W. Mitchell was a buyer and shipper of grain at Henderson, Nebraska, and was accustomed to consign his grain to the appellants for sale.
In furtherance of his business, Mitchell, on September 1, 1891, consigned a car load of flax to the appellants, and took from the railroad company, at Henderson, a receipt in the nature of a bill of lading in the usual form, running to himself, whereon, under the caption of “…
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