Legal Opinion
Carroll v. E. Heidenheimer, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1945No. 308PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Appellant was the owner of an unset diamond, valued by him at $3,000, which had been stolen from him. More than a year after the theft, appellee, a licensed secondhand dealer, purchased a diamond from an individual and, as required by police regulation, reported the purchase to the police department. The police, believing that the diamond so purchased might be the one stolen from appellant, took possession of it. After investigation by the police department, the police property clerk had a hearing and determined appellant to be the owner of the diamond and ordered it…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1935
3Cited by8 opinions
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