BRYANT v. SWOFFORD BROS.

No. 172.

214 U.S. 279 (1909)

BRYANT, TRUSTEE OF NEWTON & CO., BANKRUPTS, v. SWOFFORD BROS. DRY GOODS CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1909.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William H. Arnold, with whom Mr. James K. Jones was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Ernest S. Ellis, with whom Mr. Edgar C. Ellis was on the brief, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE MOODY, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The merchandise which was delivered by Swofford Bros. Dry Goods Co. to E.M. Newton & Co. was delivered under the terms of a written contract. That contract provided that the title to the goods until their sale, and to the proceeds derived from their sale, whether in the form of cash, notes or book accounts, should be and remain...

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