Ives v. Commonwealth

This case involves the confiscation of an automobile under the following circumstances: Eugene Ives, the plaintiff in error, is an alleged resident of the State of Florida. He had been employed in some governmental work in Chincoteague, Virginia. He went over to Maryland and purchased a quantity of whiskey and, with it, or a part of it, he was found in the city of Norfolk and was there apprehended and taken into custody upon the charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants and for violation of section 49a of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which relates to the *20illegal…