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Agency -- 1956 Tennessee Survey, F. Hodge O'Neal
Agency -- 1956 Tennessee Survey, F. Hodge O'Neal
Vanderbilt Law Review
The appellate courts of Tennessee and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit handed down during the survey period a considerable number of interesting and significant cases dealing with the Tennessee law of agency. This article groups the cases and arranges them under topic headings. In most instances, the discussion of the case or cases under a topic heading is preceded by brief background material designed to place the cases in their proper setting and aid the reader in evaluating them.
Replevin Of The Contents Of Safe Deposit Boxes, Beverly Douglas Jr.
Replevin Of The Contents Of Safe Deposit Boxes, Beverly Douglas Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
It is often stated that a plaintiff cannot recover in replevin' or detinue unless the defendant is in possession of the disputed goods at the commence- ment of the action. This requirement is fundamentally one of practicality. Since possession of the chattel is the primary object of an action for specific recovery, replevin is inappropriate unless the defendant is in a position to restore this possession to the plaintiff. But one may sometimes be able to put another in possession and have a duty to do so without himself having that combination of physical control and intent which the law …