Legal Opinion
Bush v. Ogletree
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 16, 1928No. 18411PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. Where goods are stolen and deposited by the thief in a warehouse, their delivery by the warehouseman to the depositor or his transferee, after notice of the theft and of the true ownership of the property, renders the warehouseman liable to the owner as for a conversion. 30 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 58; 27 R. C. L. 983, 1001.
2. Where an actual conversion of property is shown, no demand is necessary as a condition precedent to its recovery by the owner. Miller v. Wilson, 98 Ga. 567, 569 (25 S. E. 578, 58 Am. St. R. 319); Sappington v. Rimes, 21 Ga. App. 810 (95 S. E. 316); Merchants & Miners…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. v. Moore & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Miller v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Sappington v. RimesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Briscoe v. PoolCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co. v. RoberdsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Williams v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939