Parrish v. State

The ease for condemnation of the automobile was that officers saw the owner reach into the automobile, take out a bottle of whisky, and walk away with it until they took him into custody. No witness saw the automobile move.

The order of condemnation evidently was based on the amended section 4778 of the Code (Acts 1927, p. 715), the concluding sentence of which reads as follows: “And, in order to condemn and confiscate any of the above mentioned vehicles [including automobiles] or animals, it shall not be necessary for the state to show any actual movement of said vehicles or animals while…