State v. One (1) Chevrolet Nova Auto.
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
On December 16, 1983, an order was entered in the Circuit Court of Copiah County, Mississippi, granting forfeiture of a Chevrolet Nova automobile and $9,800.00 cash money, seized by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN). The order of forfeiture was set aside on April 13, 1988, by the lower court judge. From that adverse ruling, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics has appealed to this Court.
DISCUSSION
We address the sole issue of whether the lower court abused its discretion in setting aside the default judgment upon its own initiative five years after the judgment was rendered.(1) On March…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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- Arthur House, and John S. Hogg v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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