Scroggins v. Alabama Gas Corporation

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

This is an action at law by Sara Lee Scroggins against Alabama Gas Corporation, a public utility corporation, to recover damages for the wrongful taking of a gas stove by defendant, and conversion of the stove, for wrongful detention (detinue), for trespass to property, for wrongful invasion of privacy, for breach of contract, and for money had and received.

The original complaint contains eleven counts, some of which claim punitive damages, the count in detinue was later withdrawn.

The defendant demurred to the complaint and the trial court sustained the demurrer to…