McGill v. Holman

It is a general rule of law that the owner of personal property may take possession of it wherever he finds it, provided he commits no trespass or breach of the peace and uses no force or threats in its recovery or recaption. Folmar v. Copeland, 57 Ala. 588; Stowers Furniture Co. v. Brake, 158 Ala. 639, 646, 48 South. 89; Brown v. Floyd, 163 Ala. 317, 50 South. 995; Milner v. Milner, 101 Ala. 599, 14 South. 373.

But the authorities are practically unanimous in holding that, where a chattel is placed or left, by the volition or fault of its owner, on the land'of another, without the consent of…