Legal Opinion
White v. Dotson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 21, 1930No. 19973PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. “Where one in possession of personal property under a conditional sale is wrongfully deprived of its possession, he has a right to institute an action of trover against the wrongdoer to recover possession of the property, on the ground either of title or right of possession.” Painter v. McGaha, 6 Ga. App. 54 (64 S. E. 129). Even “as against a vendor who has reserved the title, the vendee may maintain trover by showing that his right of possession is wrongfully withheld *437from him by the defendant.” Roper Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Faver, 8 Ga. App. 178 (2) (68 S. E. 883).(a) The rule as laid…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Forlaw v. Augusta Naval Stores Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Haas & Howell v. GodbyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Fricker v. Americus Manufacturing & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Roper Wholesale Grocery Co. v. FaverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Baldwin Fertilizer Co. v. Thompson McAlisterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Livingston v. Epsten-Roberts Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Commercial Auto Loan Corp. v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Douglas Motor Co. v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Tidwell v. BushCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Cohn v. RigsbyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
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