Northwest Towing & Recovery v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Chief Judge.

Sometimes actions that are merely tangential in nature can produce Solomonic judicial actions and results. Today we are called upon to review the resolution of a dispute regarding a vehicle that was towed to and stored at Northwest Towing & Recovery's (Northwest) facility at the Muncie Police Department's request following a deadly traffic accident that ultimately resulted in a eriminal conviction against the driver of the vehicle. The vehicle's owner, who was not a party to the criminal proceedings, requested the return of the vehicle, and Northwest sought to…