People v. One 1939 Plymouth 6 Coupe

The state appeals from a portion of a judgment entered in a proceeding brought by the state under the authority of the State Narcotic Act for the forfeiture of a 1939 Plymouth coupe automobile, sold under a conditional sales contract and seized for an alleged violation of the provisions of said act. The principal contention made by the state is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the findings and the judgment.

The coupe was sold in Oroville, Butte County, on November 15, 1938, by W. C. Lortz, a local dealer, to Austin L. Abbott, a resident of that city for many years. A used car was…