Wednesday, September 08, 2021

Hannah v. Peel: Timeline

Dec.13, 1938 Def (Major Peel) buys the House but does not occupy it

1939 & 1940 House requisitioned for use by the military

Aug. 1940 Pl, Duncan Hannah, finds brooch on top of window frame

Oct.1940 Honest Dunc informs his commanding officer of his discovery and turns brooch over to police (Dunc obviously married an honest and wise woman)

Aug. 1942 T.O. has not shown--Police give brooch to Def. Peel

Pl. sues Def. for the value of the brooch

Question: Is this case more like Sharman or more like Bridges? Did the Ct "squeeze Sharman" when it described its holding on p. 130?


p. 130 "It has been said...." Who said this? Did the Sharman court say this?

It has been said that Duncan is "the greatest hitter in the history of baseball." Who said this?