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Hearn v. StateHearn v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 12, 1909
Reporters:
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Before:
McClellan
McCLELLAN, J.

The indictment avers the property, alleged to have been larcenously taken, to ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍have been that of the “Montgomery Street Railway, a corporation.” The evidence shows, without dispute, that the property involved was that of the Montgomery ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍Traction Company. There is no testimony tending to connect the “Montgomery Street Railway, a corporation,” with the subject of the alleged larceny, nor to ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍show the identity of tlie two entities. The variance present between the allegation of ownership of the property and the proof thereof is, of ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍course, fatal.

The affirmative charge requested for the defendant should have been given. It is unnecessary to treat other exceptions reserved. The judgment is reversed, ‍​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍and the cause is remanded.

Reversed and remanded.

S‘impson, Anderson, and Denson, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Hearn v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jan 12, 1909
Citations: 48 So. 344; 158 Ala. 47; 1909 Ala. LEXIS 589
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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