Leaverton v. Sunset Motor Lines

PITTS, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment awarding appellee, Sunset Motor Lines, $1,091.89 against appellant, L. J. Leaverton, dba Southwest Industrial Products Company, upon a check of date October 29, 1951, given by appellant to appellee as a delivering carrier for goods moving upon shipping memoranda, based on order of bill of lading, and the said goods having been duly delivered to appellant. It was agreed between the parties that the said check when given would be surrendered to appellant when he tendered to appellee the original bill of lading for the goods. Appellant never at…