Legal Opinion
Textile Mills, Inc. v. Colpack
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 2, 1956No. 6 Div. 26PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
This is a detinue suit filed in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division, on December 26, 1954, by Textile Mills, Inc., against S. J. Colpack, to recover a 1954 Chevrolet station wagon and for damages for its detention.
The sheriff took the station wagon, referred to hereafter as the automobile, into his possession on December 26, 1954, under writ of seizure issued by the clerk based on affidavit and bond made by the plaintiff. The defendant failing to make bond within five days after seizure, the plaintiff on January 6, 1955, made bond and obtained possession…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Aircraft Sales & Service, Inc. v. GanttSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Davis v. WachterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Collins v. BaxterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
- Hasty v. HastySupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Bowline v. CoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Belcher v. Birmingham Trust National BankDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1968
- Smith v. DunlapSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
- Clear Creek, Inc. v. Royal American Corp. (In Re International Resorts, Inc.)District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1984
- Mixon v. WhitmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
- Citizens Hospital Association v. SchoulinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1972
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