Pope & Co. v. Union Warehouse Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Coosa Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Trover and conversion of the Union Warehouse Company against S. H. Pope & Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals under act creating said court.
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
The first count of the complaint claims for the conversion of a bale of cotton which “was received by plaintiff as a warehouseman and which was turned over and delivered to defendants at their instance and request, defendants claiming the bale of cotton to be theirs, when as a matter of fact it was not, but was the property of the Gilliland Mercantile Company, and plaintiff has had to pay the Gilliland Mercantile Company for the said bale of cotton and claims under their title and right.”
The second count claims a certain sum as the value of a bale of cotton, with an allegation of the same…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bolling v. Kirby & BrotherSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Ala. & Tenn. Rivers Railroad v. KiddSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Hills v. SnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Vandiver & Co. v. PollakSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Montgomery Gas-Light Co. v. Montgomery & Eufaula Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In the Matter of Covington Grain Company, Inc., a Corporation, Bankrupt, Collateral Control Corporation v. Wiley Deal, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Pollard v. PollardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Barber v. Sheridan Trust & Savings BankWyoming Supreme Court · 1938
- Richards v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
- Hometrust Life Insurance Company v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company and National Surety CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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