Supreme Court of Alabama November 15, 1898 (Ensley Lumber Co. v. Lewis)

HARALSON, J.

— Trover for the conversion of personal property.

1. Under repeated decisions of this court, it is held, that when the vendor of personal property expressly retains the legal title until the purchase money therefor is paid, no title passes to the purchaser by delivery of possession, and a purchaser from him cannot defeat a recovery of such property by the original vendor, even though