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Railway Express Agency v. Luverne Bank Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jun 5, 1941
2 So. 2d 790 (Ala. 1941)

Opinion

4 Div. 215.

June 5, 1941.

Thompson Little and Sentell Sentell, all of Luverne, for petitioner.

D. M. Powell, of Greenville, and C. J. Kettler, of Luverne, opposed.


The opinion of the Court of Appeals, 2 So.2d 787, approves in general terms the contention of appellant that "under the well-recognized doctrine that title to money obtained by theft or fraud passes by mere delivery." [Italics supplied.]

This contention seems to be in conflict with Allen v. M. Mendelsohn Son, 207 Ala. 527, (528), 93 So. 416, 31 A.L.R. 1063, which holds that a thief gets no title through his theft. However, the case presented is not a case of theft, and on the facts stated the question of good faith on the part of the defendant was for the jury.

Writ denied. Judgment affirmed.

GARDNER, C. J., and THOMAS and FOSTER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Railway Express Agency v. Luverne Bank Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jun 5, 1941
2 So. 2d 790 (Ala. 1941)
Case details for

Railway Express Agency v. Luverne Bank Trust Co.

Case Details

Full title:RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, Inc., v. LUVERNE BANK TRUST CO

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Jun 5, 1941

Citations

2 So. 2d 790 (Ala. 1941)
241 Ala. 352

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