Spivey v. Morris
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Circuit Court of Talladega. Tried before the Hon. John J. Woodward. Trover by the plaintiff against the defendant in error for the conversion of a horse. The defence relied on was a former recovery" in" "trover, for the conversion of the same property» against one Oden, under whom the defendant claimed title.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Talladega. Tried before the Hon. John J. Woodward. Trover by the plaintiff against the defendant in error for the conversion of a horse. The defence relied on was a former recovery" in" "trover, for the conversion of the same property» against one Oden, under whom the defendant claimed title. The court held the defence good, and so charged the jury, which is the error now assigned. 1. A judgment recovered in any form of action, is but a security for the one general cause of action, until it is made pro^ductive in satisfaction to the party, and until then it would…
1Opinion of the CourtChilton, J.
The question in this case is, whether a recovery in an action of trover by the plaintiff against one party, but without execution upon, or satisfaction of the judgment, is a bar to an action of the same kind brought by the plaintiff against a person claiming under the defendant to the former judgment. There is certainly most respectable authority on both sides of this question. That a judgment in trover for the value of the property amounts to an investiture of title in the defendant is decided in Brown v. Watton, Cro. Jac. 43; Adams v. Broughton, Andrew’s Rep. 18; S. C. Stra. 1070; Murrel v.…
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