Legal Opinion

Commercial Bank of Keokuk v. . Pfeiffer

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 17, 1888PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made October 31, 1884, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered on a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Roger, Ch. J.

Prior to Junnary 11, 1877, the defendants, who were dealers in live stock at Buffalo, N. Y., entered into a contract with the plaintiff, a banking corporation located at Keokuk, Iowa, by which they agreed to accept and pay O. Quick’s sight drafts for cattle and hogs purchased by him, to the amount of their cost price less $50 per car load, when they should be notified of the shipment and draft, and such draft ■should be received with bill of lading attached consigning such property to them at Buffalo. On January 11,1877, certain cattle and hogs were shipped from Keokuk, under…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commissioners of Douglas County v. BollesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. The Bank of Rochester v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
  3. Eaton v. . AspinwallNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  4. Painton v. . Northern Cent. Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1880
  5. White v. RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1860

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. United States Vinegar Co. v. SchlegelNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  3. Cannon v. FargoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
  4. City of Plankinton v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
  5. Zanoni v. 855 Holding Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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