Hill v. Lawson

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

The Commissioner of Safety ordered John Forester Hill’s Chevrolet Suburban forfeited because it was used to transport a controlled substance. Finding that the Commissioner’s order was not supported by substantial and material evidence, the Chancery Court of Davidson County reversed. We reinstate the Commissioner’s order.

I

Police officers discovered a well tended marijuana crop in Mr. Hill’s garden. According to one of the officers, Mr. Hill told him he used the Chevrolet Suburban to bring the seeds from California to Nashville. Consequently, the officers confiscated the…