Gass v. Hampton
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe First Judicial District, Storey County. Tbe facts sufficiently appear in tbe opinion. I. Tbe stock in controversy is personal property, and tbe owner can follow.- it and recover tbe possession of it wheresoever found. (1 Hittell’s Code and Stats. Cal., sec. 5324; 2 Comp.
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Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe First Judicial District, Storey County. Tbe facts sufficiently appear in tbe opinion. I. Tbe stock in controversy is personal property, and tbe owner can follow.- it and recover tbe possession of it wheresoever found. (1 Hittell’s Code and Stats. Cal., sec. 5324; 2 Comp. L., sec. 3397; Mechanics’ JBanlt v. N. Y. & N. H. B. B. Co., 13 N. Y. 623; Weston v. Bear Biver M. Co., 5 Cal. 189; Haioly v. Brumagin, 33 Id. 399; Allans v. Gamble, 42 Id. 99; Brewster v. Levin, Id. 147; Boylen v. Huguet, 8 Nev. 353; Bercich v. Marye, 9 Id. 315; Broolcman v. Boths-child,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Hawley, J.:
This is an action of claim and delivery for certain mining stocks. The material facts are as follows: On or about the twelfth of August, 1879, Gass deposited with the Bank of Yirginia, a corporation engaged in the business of buying and selling mining stocks on commission, certain certificates of stock, of which he was the owner, for safe keeping. *188These certificates of stock were in the usual form, and were issued in the name of different parties, and indorsed by them as “ trustees.” Within a short time after the deposit was made, Gass became indebted to the bank for…
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