10 May 1948 [1948] 2 KB 268; [1948] 2 All ER 27; (1948) 92 SJ 426; (1948) 92 SJ 426, KBD (Denning J)
19 May 1949 [1949] 2 KB 232; [1949] 2 All ER 68, CA (Tucker, Asquith and Singleton LJJ)
01 Mar 1951 [1951] AC 507; [1951] 1 All ER 617; (1951) 95 SJ 155, HL (Viscount Jowitt LC, Lord Porter, Lord Normand, Lord Oaksey, Lord Radcliffe)
MASTER AND SERVANT — Servant of the Crown — Military law — Uniformed soldier — Presence on civilian lorry with illicit cargo — Money reward — Confiscation by military authorities — Court-martial conviction — Conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline — Claim to recover money — Petition of right — Relation of Crown to soldier.
PETITION OF RIGHT — Claim by British ex-soldier to money taken from him by Military authorities in Egypt — Money acquired by soldier in consideration of his presence in uniform on civilian lorry loaded with illicit cargo — Relation of Crown to soldier — Whether same as that of master and servant — Money acquired solely by use of uniform and military position — Title of Crown to money.
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