Legal Opinion
Vallee v. Imex Warehouse Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1926No. 10,523PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
Plaintiff, as the holder and owner of a negotiable warehouse receipt for 350 bags of sugar, sues the maker of the receipt, the Imex Warehouse 'Co., Inc., and the surety on its bond, the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co., for the value of the sugar, $1,820.00, alleging failure to deliver after legal demand.
The relevant parts of the receipt, attached to the petition, which has the word “negotiable” stamped across its face, reads as follows:
“READ THIS RECEIPT AND CONDITIONS
“No. 599 New Orleans, La., 10/20, 1925.
“Received from R. E. Vallee & Company by the Imex Warehouse Company, Inc., the articles…
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