F. B. Vandegrift & Co. v. Lanyon Zinc Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Allen district court.
1Opinion of the Court
Thé opinion of the court was delivered by
Burch, J.:
The Lanyon Zinc Company, owning smelters at Iola and La Harpe, smelted imported lead and zinc ore for itself and others. Ultimately it confined its operations to treating ores for the American Metal Company on a toll basis. Shipments of these ores were consigned to the zinc company, which maintained a bonded warehouse at its plant. The ores were inspected there and then released. Assays were then made, the amount of the duty determined, and the zinc company notified. It immediately paid the duty, and drew a sight draft on the metal company…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- STANTON v. Embrey, AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Taylor v. BemissSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Moreland v. DevenneySupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
- Manning v. SpragueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
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