Lowe Bros. v. Young
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Benton District Court. The plaintiffs bring this'action for tbe alleged conversion by the defendant of nearly thirteen thousand bushels of corn, which the plaintiffs claim they purchased from one J. 0. Pike. ■ The plaintiffs base their title to the grain upon cei*tain receipts which are claimed to be warehouse receipts.
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Appeal from Benton District Court. The plaintiffs bring this'action for tbe alleged conversion by the defendant of nearly thirteen thousand bushels of corn, which the plaintiffs claim they purchased from one J. 0. Pike. ■ The plaintiffs base their title to the grain upon cei*tain receipts which are claimed to be warehouse receipts. The defendant denies generally the allegations of the petition and alleges that the grain in question was purchased in his name, with money furnished by him to Pike. The answer further alleges, among other things, that the instruments in question were made by Pike…
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
I. The plaintiffs claim the title to the grain in question under four papers claimed to be warehouse receipts. Two of these papers are as follows:
“Vinton, Iowa, April 26, 1880..
“I have this day received and agree to hold possession of, as the agent of Lowe Bros. & Co., of Chicago, Illinois, live thousand bushels of No. 2 corn, which is stored in my cribs on lot number 2, the cribs being marked with Lowe Bros. & Co., and to be shipped to them or their order, before August 1, 1880. And I agree to keep said cribs in good repair, and to notify Lowe Bros. & Co., immediately of any damage to or…
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