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111 Ala. 579

Stephenson v. Wright

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1895

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1895-11-15

Tried before the Hon. James J. Banks. This was an action of trespass brought by the appellee, B. E. Wright, against the appellants, H. W. S.tephenson, John C. Morris and L. H. Posey; and sought to recover damages for the wrongful taking of certain property, alleged to belong to the plaintiff. The defendants pleaded the general issue, and the following special plea: “2: For further answer to the complaint defendants say that said property was the property of Jno.

Relies on Carter v. Chambers

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Decided 1895-11-15

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Cited by 15 later decisions — most recently April 1938

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¶1RESPONSE TO APPLICATION FOR REHEARING.

¶2The bill of exceptions shows that there was no conflict in the evidence that the wearing apparel,'which it was conceded was taken and carried away by the defendants, was the property of the plaintiff and taken from her possession, and furthermore, that both plaintiff’s and defendant’s evidence showed, without dispute, that defendants did not dispute or resist her claim, or deny her ownership, but on the contrary agreed with her to restore, and did restore, to her the possession of said goods. Upon reconsideration, we are of opinion that these facts put the question of her ownership,and defendants’ wrongful taking of the goods, without the pale of disputation or controversy between the parties, whereby those facts became conceded incidents of the case, and hence governed by the rule declared in Carter v. Chambers, 79 Ala. 223, in reference to the right of the trial court to state such incidents, without hypothesis, to the jury.

¶3We, therefore, modify the former opinion, and hold that the charge-given by the court, ex mero motu, was not cause of reversal.

¶4Rehearing granted; former judgment of reversal set aside, and judgment of the court below affirmed.

¶5Affirmed.

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