ARKANSAS SOUTHERN R.R. v. GERMAN NATIONAL BANK

No. 56.

207 U.S. 270 (1907)

ARKANSAS SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. GERMAN NATIONAL BANK.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 2, 1907.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward B. Peirce for plaintiff in error.

Mr. John Fletcher, with whom Mr. W.C. Ratcliffe was on the brief, for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit brought by the defendant in error, hereafter called the plaintiff, for the failure of the railroad company, hereafter called the defendant, to deliver cotton in accordance with the terms of bills of lading issued by the railroad and held by the plaintiff as indorsee. The cotton in question was purchased by the Alphin & Lake Cotton Company, and shipped...

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