Rosser, Armistead & Co. v. Darden

Simmons, Justice.

It appears, from the record in this case, that Darden raised twelve bales of cotton on his farm, which he carried to Milner and stored in the “ Empire Warehouse.” He then turned it over to English, a merchant and cotton buyer of Milner, with the understanding and agreement between him and English, that English was to ship it in his own name to a commission merchant in Atlanta. He agreed to this because he thought English could get a better price for it if shipped in English’s name. English accordingly shipped the cotton in his own name to the plaintiffs in error, taking the…