Legal Opinion
Roebuck Auto Sales, Inc. v. Wallace
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 3, 1974No. SC 705Published
1Opinion of the Court
301 So.2d 546 (1974)
ROEBUCK AUTO SALES, INC.
v.
Joseph A. WALLACE.
SC 705.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
October 3, 1974.
Sirote, Permutt, Friend & Friedman, and William G. West, Jr., Birmingham, for appellant.
Corretti, Newsom & Rogers, Birmingham, for appellee.
2Per curiam
The question in this case is whether a plaintiff is entitled to recover under a detinue count and counts in trover and trespass joined in a bill of complaint. Are the recoveries in the same action totally inconsistent and mutually exclusive? We answer in the negative.
The facts of the case are not overly complex. In February, 1969, Joseph Wallace…
3Cases cited14 opinions
- Wardman-Justice Motors, Inc. v. PetrieCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1930
- Howton v. MathiasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Ewing v. BlountSupreme Court of Alabama · 1852
- Russell-Vaughn Ford, Inc. v. RouseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Roebuck Auto Sales, Inc. v. WallaceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
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