Opinion

Wing v. Merchant

  • 57 Me. 383
Court
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Filed
Jul 1, 1869
Status
Published
Author
Appleton
On the bench
Appleton, Barrows, Daneorth, Kent, Taplet, Walton
Cited by
18 cases
Authority
More cited than 19.1%

The opinion

Appleton, C. J.

I concur in the opinion. Delivery is essential to pass the title to a chattel by gift; but if, at the time, the donee is in possession, as the donor’s agent, he need not surrender it for a redelivery ; if the donor relinquishes all dominion and control, and recognizes the donee’s possession as being in his own right, and the donee so accepts and releases possession with the donor’s consent, it is sufficient. Tenbrook v. Brown, 17 Ind. 410 .

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