Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co. v. Huttig Manufacturing Co.
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. C. C. Nesmith. Action by the Huttig Manufacturing Company against the People’s Savings Bank & Trust Company for conversion. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. C. C. Nesmith. Action by the Huttig Manufacturing Company against the People’s Savings Bank & Trust Company for conversion. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The complaint is the same as that set out in the case of Traders’ National Bank v. Huttig Manufacturing Oompcmy, infra, 55 South. 928. The special plea was as follows: “That the plaintiff corporation is a nonresident corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the state of Iowa, and that up to the time of the alleged injury complained of it had not complied with…
1Per curiam
This is an action of trover, by the appellant against the appellee, for the conversion of certain roofing material described in the complaint. The facts are set out in the special plea (which will be copied in the statement of the case by the reporter), and the bill of exceptions states that it is admitted that said statement of facts is correct.
Under section 6135 of the Code of 1907, a warehouse receipt stands in lieu of the goods, and the transfer of the receipt is the delivery of the posession of the goods.—Allen, Bethune & Co. v. Maury & Co., 66 Ala. 10, 18; Commercial Bank of Selma v.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bolling v. Kirby & BrotherSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Hunnicutt v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- Noble v. Moses Bros.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Allen, Bethune & Co. v. Maury & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- American Pig Iron Storage Warrant Co. v. GermanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Porch v. LewisAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
- Venus Foods v. District Court of Eleventh Judicial Dist.Idaho Supreme Court · 1947
- Kelly v. CookAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
- Traders National Bank v. Huttig Manufacturing Co.Alabama Court of Appeals · 1911
- Kelly v. CookAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
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