Legal Opinion

Adams v. Queen Insurance Company of America

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 24, 1956No. 7 Div. 235PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWSON, Justice.

On August 28, 1952, Kenneth Adams, a resident of Anniston, was informed by police officers of that city that they had reason to believe that a 1950 Pontiac which Adams had in his possession was a stolen automobile. The police officers asked Adams to turn the automobile over to them so they could make a thorough investigation. Adams delivered the car to Captain Pate, the then captain of detectives of the city of Anniston,' for the sole purpose for which the request had been made and in delivering the car to Captain Pate, Adams did not abandon his claim of ownership or concede…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  2. Birmingham Southern R. Co. v. GoodwynSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  3. Alabama Power Co. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  4. Blakeney v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1931
  5. Aircraft Sales & Service, Inc. v. GanttSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Freeman v. HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
  2. Liberty National Life Insurance Company v. WeldonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
  3. Foodtown Stores, Inc. v. PattersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  4. City of Birmingham v. WalkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  5. Southern Railway Co. v. JarvisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957

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