Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Luverne Bank & Trust Co.
Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Luverne Bank & Trust Co.
2 So. 2d 790; 241 Ala. 352; 1941 Ala. LEXIS 113
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Luverne Bank & Trust Co.
Opinion of the Court
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.
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