People v. One Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

The State Narcotic Act, section 15, provides for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used to transport drugs. In this action it was alleged in the notice of seizure that the Harley-Davidson motorcycle had been unlawfully used in the transportation of narcotics. An answer was filed by one Dudley Perkins (hereinafter called “the claimant”), in which it was alleged the claimant had sold the motorcycle, a used machine, to a Chinese boy named Lee on a conditional sales contract, the terms and payments of which had not been completed, and, therefore, the claimant was entitled to a lien on the…