Pulaski Mule Co. v. Haley & Koonce
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Lauderdale Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. C. P. Almon. Trover by the Pulaski Mule Company against Haley & Koonee for the conversion of two mules. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals. The main point of contention is the proper construction of § 3394, Code 1907, relating to the recordation of conditional sales.
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Appeal from Lauderdale Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. C. P. Almon. Trover by the Pulaski Mule Company against Haley & Koonee for the conversion of two mules. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals. The main point of contention is the proper construction of § 3394, Code 1907, relating to the recordation of conditional sales. The title note being a Tennessee contract, it was unnecessary to record them in Tennessee.—Supplement to Shannon’s Compilation Acts of Tennessee, p. 637; 9 Lea. 81; 11 Hump. 51; Meigs 76; 2 Head 203. The vendors had 90 days to record their note after the property…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
This cause was transferred to this court from the Court of Appeals under the provisions of Acts 1911, p. 449. The suit is in trover, for the conversion by defendants of two mules, the property of the plaintiff (appellant here).
The facts pertinent here to be considered are as follows : One C. O. King resided in Athens, Limestone county, Ala., from September 1, 1911, to July 1, 1912; and was there engaged in buying and selling mules and horses. On November 10, 1911, he purchased the two-mules in controversy from the plaintiff, Pulaski Mule Company, in Pulaski, Tenn., giving what Ave will here…
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