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§ 6-5-261 — Interference with Mere Possession

Alabama·Title 6 Civil Practice·Ch. 5 Actions·Art. 15 Personal Property Actions
Mere possession of a chattel, if without title or wrongfully, will give a right of action for any interference therewith, except as against the true owner or the person wrongfully deprived of possession.

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Legislative History

(Code 1907, §2462; Code 1923, §5668; Code 1940, T. 7, §92.)

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