Legal Opinion
City of Gadsden v. Jordan
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 31, 1998No. 2970342PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAWLEY, Judge.
The City of Gadsden appeals from an order granting Thomas Herman Jordan’s Rule 60(b)(4), Ala. R. Civ. P., motion. We reverse.
In 1994, the City filed a complaint against Jordan, seeking to have $8,780 in cash and a 1974 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle, allegedly used by Jordan in the commission of a controlled substance offense, forfeited to the City. The forfeiture case was tried in September 1996. On March 4, 1997, the trial court ordered that the property be forfeited to the City.
On April 1, Jordan filed a postjudgment motion, alleging that the judgment was against the great weight…
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