State v. Hughart

Lively, Judge:

Proceeding under chapter 32-A, section 14, Barnes’ Code, the prosecuting attorney of Mason County instituted proceedings to forfeit to the state a Chrysler automobile used as a pilot or scout for an automobile actually containing liquor. Defendants complain of the lower court’s judgment of confiscation and order of sale, contending that since the scout car contained no liquor it is not subject to the provisions of the statute cited. .

The only facts before this Court are contained in the written opinion of the court below. In April, 1930, Herman Hughart, driving a Chrysler car…