Aylsworth v. Curtis
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case. Certified from the Common Pleas Division on demurrer to plea in abatement.
1Opinion of the CourtTillinghast, J.
This is an action of the case, and was brought under Pub. Stat. R. I. cap. 204, § 22, (now Gen. Laws R. I. cap. 233, § 16,) for the recovery of the sum of $13,000 for the larceny of certain personal property of the plaintiff, of which crime the defendant is alleged to have been convicted. Said statute provides that “whenever an3r person shall be convicted of larceny, he shall be liable to the owner of the money or articles taken for twice the value thereof, unless the same be restored, and for the value thereof in case of restoration.” Subsequently to the commencement of the action, viz., on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Barnet v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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- Cole v. GrovesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Adams v. Fitchburg RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
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