Seignious v. Limehouse

The Circuit decree follows:

The relator, George W. Seignous, seeks to enforce his rights by a writ of mandamus. The circumstances under which his supposed rights arise may be stated briefly as follows:

J. E. Bulwinkle was arrested by the sheriff of Dorchester while transporting in the nighttime in an automobile what was supposed to be contraband liquors.. The automobile was seized and sold at public outcry for the purpose of confiscating it. The said Bulwinkle had previously executed to the relator a valid mortgage of the car. The mortgage was duly recorded, it matured between the time of the…