Hemphill v. Chenie
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court of Allegheny county. This was an action by A. L. Chenie & Co. against Sharp Hemp-hill, the owner of a keel-boat upon the Ohio river, to recover the price of a box of dry-goods delivered to him at Pittsburgh, and consigned to Rowland, Smith & Co., Louisville. The-court below thus stated the case and instructed the jury, who found a verdict for the plaintiffs for $447.61. Grier, (President). — The plaintiffs are merchants residing in the west.
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ERROR to the District Court of Allegheny county. This was an action by A. L. Chenie & Co. against Sharp Hemp-hill, the owner of a keel-boat upon the Ohio river, to recover the price of a box of dry-goods delivered to him at Pittsburgh, and consigned to Rowland, Smith & Co., Louisville. The-court below thus stated the case and instructed the jury, who found a verdict for the plaintiffs for $447.61. Grier, (President). — The plaintiffs are merchants residing in the west. They purchased goods in Philadelphia, which were sent in the usual manner by canal to Pittsburgh, and (it being low water in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
The facts and principles which govern the case are accurately stated by Mr. Justice Grier, and we affirm the judgment for the reasons given in the charge. In answer, however, to one remark, I must be permitted to say, that it is by no means clear that where a consignee neglects or-refuses to receive goods consigned to him, without cause, the owner is without remedy; for I must dissent from the position that a consignee is not bound ordinarily to receive goods consigned to him. Has a consignee a right arbitrarily to refuse a consignment by a…
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