Byrd v. State

|!Appellant James Byrd appeals the entry of a default judgment against him and in favor of the State in this civil-forfeiture case regarding a vehicle and currency. Appellant argues that (1) the State failed to properly serve him with the forfeiture complaint such that the trial court should have dismissed the complaint; (2) there was no application for a default or written notice provided to appellant as required by Ark. R. Civ. P. 55, requiring reversal; and (3) the trial court erred by not permitting appellant ten days to respond after the motion to dismiss was denied before ruling…