Legal Opinion
Cox v. Stuart
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 8, 1934No. 7 Div. 272PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Justice.
The complaint is in Code form for trespass in taking goods (section 9531, Code 1923, form 25) and is sufficient. Wilkinson v. Searcy, 76 Ala. 176; Thornton v. Cochran, 51 Ala. 415; Higdon v. Garrett, 5 Ala. App. 467, 59 So. 309. And, indeed, undei such a complaint, punitive damages are recoverable, if warranted by the proof, though not specially claimed therein. Wilkinson v. Searcy, supra; Standard Oil Co. v. Davis, 208 Ala. 565, 94 So. 754.
This Code form seeks damages of the defendant for “wrongfully taking” the goods therein described. As we understand the opinion of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Burns v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Wilkinson v. SearcySupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Standard Oil Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Street v. SinclairSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
- Sullivan v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
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