The owner of personalty is entitled to possession thereof. Any unlawful deprivation of or interference with such possession is a tort for which an action lies.
Ala. Code § 6-5-260
Deprivation of Owner of Possession.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case United States ex rel. Berge v. Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama (1997)
Most recently applied in 580 F. App'x 844 - William M. Roddy v. City of Huntsville, Alabama (September 2014)
(Code 1907, §2461; Code 1923, §5667; Code 1940, T. 7, §91.)
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Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.