Texas Liquor Control Board v. Tishlias

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

This is an alcoholic beverage forfeiture suit filed by the State of Texas by the Attorney General against Charles Tishlias, d/b/a, Gaslite Club of Dallas, et al., appel-lees, concerning alcoholic beverages seized by the agents of the Texas Liquor Control Board under the provision of Art. 666-42 (a), Vernon’s Texas Penal Code and sought to be forfeited under 42(b) of that article. The trial court heard the evidence without the intervention of a jury. The trial court held that the alcoholic beverages seized were not illicit beverages as defined in Sec. 3a (4) of Art. 666,…