Van Oster v. Kansas

Plaintiff in error purchased-an automobile of local deal- ' ers in Finney County, Kansas, agreeing, as part considera tion for the sale, to its retention by the vendors for use in their business. Clyde Brown, an associate of the dealers, was permitted by them, with the knowledge of plaintiff in error, to make frequent use of the automobile. Brown was arrested by state officers and an information was filed charging that he used an automobile (which was plaintiff’s) for the illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor and seeking its forfeiture and- sale as a common nuisance under the Kansas…