Blair v. Riddle
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Coosa Circuit Court. Heard before .Hon. H. P. Merritt, Special Judge. Trover by D. H. Riddle against George Blair. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Coosa Circuit Court. Heard before .Hon. H. P. Merritt, Special Judge. Trover by D. H. Riddle against George Blair. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. A laborer cannot convey any title whatever by executing a mortgage on a crop as the title is in the owner of the land. — Farrow v. Wooley, 149 Ala. 373; Jorckm v. Lindsey, 132 Ala. 576; Turlton v. Kimbrough, 150 Ala. 618; Vandegrift v. Hawkins, 164 Ala. 430. Therefore, the plaintiff acquired no title to the crop. Under the facts in this case there was no conversion.— Bolling v. Kirby, 90 Ala. 215; Dams v. Hurt, 114 Ala.…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, P. J.
Many of the propositions advanced in behalf of the appellant have been disposed of adversely to him by the rulings on the former appeals.—Riddle v. Blair, 148 Ala. 461, 42 South. 560; Riddle v. Blair, 163 Ala. 314, 51 South. 14.
The evidence without conflict showed that Tom Dawson was the bailor of the cotton seed alleged to have been converted; thát whatever right he had to it was acquired by the plaintiff (the appellee) ; and that the defendant, the bailee, refused to deliver it on the plaintiff’s order. There was no evidence tending to show that the defendant delivered the seed to any one…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ryan v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Riddle v. BlairSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Sanford v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1840
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