Southern Express Co. v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Walker Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. T. L. Sowell. The state seized certain liquors, to which the Southern Express Company propounded its claim. From a judgment denying the claim and condemning the liquors the Southern Express Company appeals. No brief' reached the Reporter.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, P. J.
The appeal is from a judgment rendered by the court sitting without a jury whereby certain liquors seized under a search warrant were forfeited and ordered to be destroyed, together with the-vessels in which the same were contained. The affidavit under Avhich the search warrant was issued stated-facts constituting a ground for issuing such a process-—Acts of Ala. 1909, pp. 63, 76, § 22, subd. 6a. The appellant interposed a verified claim to the liquors seized, by which it controverted the existence of the grounds *656stated in the affidavit upon which the search warrant was issued. The judgment…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Williams v. Woodward Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Kerley v. VannSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Alosi v. Birmingham Water Works Co.Alabama Court of Appeals · 1911
- Southern Express Co. v. BlackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Clark v. McCrarySupreme Court of Alabama · 1885