Johnson Lumber Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Citations

• 104 Wash. 354
• 176 P. 343
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 1185

Syllabus

<p>Carriers (10, 14) — Bills of Lading — Authority of Agent — Transfer — Rights of Innocent Holder. A railroad company, whose general agent, having power to receive shipments, issued an exchange bill of lading for a forged bill under a mistake of fact, without ascertaining, as he might, whether the goods had been received, is liable to an innocent purchaser for value of the exchange bill, under Rem. Code, § 3385-23, making the'company liable to the holder of a negotiable bill for value for damages caused by nonreceipt by the carrier or misdescription of the goods.</p>