1957 Chevrolet v. Division of Narcotic Control of the Department of Public Safety

The Division of Narcotic Control of the Department of Public Safety appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County directing it to return a certain Chevrolet automobile to the owner. The car had been seized for having been unlawfully used to transport a narcotic drug. The judicial proceedings were brought by the car’s owner, Wilbur Jones, under the Administrative Review Act, to review a decision of the Division of Narcotic Control ordering a forfeiture to the State. The Division appeals directly to this court.

Rule 39 of this court provides in part that “In all cases of appeal to…