Legal Opinion
Smith v. Purvis
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 10, 1985No. Civ. 4689-XPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a case concerning the rights of a finder of lost or abandoned property.
In June 1983 Danny Lee Smith and his brother, Jeffrey Allen Smith, took possession of a sixteen-foot fiberglass boat which they found lying beside the roadway in Mobile County. Seeing two sheriff's deputies, they stopped them to discuss the boat. After calling in the situation and receiving instructions, the deputies, over the Smiths' objections, impounded the boat. The Smiths then made it clear that if the true owner of the boat was not found they wanted it. No one claimed the boat, and it remains in the custody…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Siegelman v. FolmarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Cheatham v. General Motors Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Sparks v. Calhoun CountyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
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