Strahorn v. Union Stock Yard & Transit Co.

Citations

• 43 Ill. 424

Syllabus

<p>1. Consignor—of property in transitu—may change its destination. A consignor of property in transitu has the right to direct a change in its destination, and have it delivered to a different consignee, and the carrier is bound to obey such direction.</p> <p>2. Consignee—to enforce Men for general balance against the consignor— must home possession of the property. And when in such case the destination is changed, and the consignee, from whom the consignment is taken, does not obtain possession of the property before notice given to the carrier that the property is to he delivered to another and different consignee, such first named consignee acquires no lien on the property, for any general balance against the consignor.</p> <p>3. Former decisions. The case of Lewis v. The Galena & Chicago U. R. R. Co., 40 Ill. 283, being like the present one, the decision in that case must' govern in this.</p>