Stuckert Motor Co. v. District Court of Puerto Rico

This is a suit filed in the former district court by Stuckert Motor Company Inc. against the People of Puerto Rico in which it is alleged that two motor vehicles owned by the plaintiff, a De Soto and a Studebaker, had been forfeited by the defendant in contravention of § 37 of the Weapons Law *495of Puerto Rico.1 The parties having stipulated the facts, the trial court held that the De Soto had been improperly-forfeited and ordered the defendant to return it to the plaintiff. However, it affirmed the forfeiture of the Studebaker. We granted the plaintiff’s petition for certiorari to review the…