Couch v. Davidson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lawrence. Tried before O. Kyle, Esq., Special Judge. T. M. Davidson brought this action against W. T. Couch, J. P. Gibson, C. N. Roberson, and C. W. Lindsay.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lawrence. Tried before O. Kyle, Esq., Special Judge. T. M. Davidson brought this action against W. T. Couch, J. P. Gibson, C. N. Roberson, and C. W. Lindsay. The complaint was as follows : “The plaintiff claims of the defendants the sum of one hundred and thirty-seven and 90-100 dollars as damages, for that whereas, on the 21st day of December, 1891, W. F. Porter rented from the plaintiff one brick storehouse in the town of Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama, for a term of one year, said contract of renting beginning on November 1, 1892, which said contract…
1Opinion of the CourtHead, J.
The demurrers to the complaint were properly overruled. The statute (Code, § 3069) provides that “the landlord of any storehouse, dwelling house, or other building shall have a lien on the goods, furniture and effects belonging to. the tenant, for his rent, which shall be superior to all other liens, except those for tax*320es.” A remedy is provided for the enforcement of the lien by levy of attachment upon the goods, &c., of the tenant. It is well settled in this State that a conversion of the goods upon which such a statutory lien exists by one, with notice of the lien, operates as a…
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