Tittle v. State

SIMPSON, Justice.

Proceeding in equity to condemn as contraband an automobile used in transporting a quantity of beer in Walker, a so-called dry county.

Robert Tittle, who was using the vehicle at the time, and his wife, Evelyn, who owned it, were both made defendants to the bill. From an adverse decree condemning the car, this appeal has proceeded.

The beer bore the stamps of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and had been lawfully purchased in Jefferson County and unless it was being transported in Walker County for the purpose of resale, the car would not be subject to condemnation…