Allen v. Giddens

Felton, Chief Judge.

1. Statutory claim is the ordinary remedy where property belonging to some person other than a party to the proceeding has been levied upon. Code § 39-801 (Ga. L. 1839, Cobb, 535; Ga. L. 1877, p. 22); Padgett v. Waters, 4 Ga. App. 306 (3) (61 SE 293).

2. The sole statutory provision of Code Ann. Ch. 58-7 for contesting the seizure of contraband beer under Code Ann. § 58-727 (Ga. L. 1937, pp. 148, 153) is the filing of a claim pursuant to Code Ann. § 58-729 (Ibid.), which is to be tried in the superior court “as other claims.”

3. Code Ann. § 58-729 is construed to allow…