Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. One Studebaker Sedan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1940No. Appeal, 48PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
On July 11,1939, enforcement officers of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board seized the automobile involved in this case, while it was in the possession of one John S. Metar. At the time of the seizure, the vehicle contained four five-gallon cans of illegal alcohol. These facts are admitted by the appellee.
Proceedings for forfeiture of the automobile were begun by the Board under section 611 of the Act of June 16, 1937, P. L. 1762, 47 PS §744-611, and service on John S. Metar was had on September 21, 1939. The Associates Discount Corporation filed a petition asking…
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