Legal Opinion
NORMAN Et Al. v. YEAGER
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 13, 2016No. A15A1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Presiding Judge.
Wesley Bernard Norman, Jr., and Rite Brokers Auto Sales, LLC appeal the trial court’s order dismissing their complaint that sought the return of personal property seized by the Sheriff of Coweta County. Because the seized property did not constitute contraband per se and no statutory authority supported its continued retention by the Sheriff, the trial court erred in dismissing the complaint and failing to order the Sheriff to return the property. Accordingly, we reverse.
The material facts are undisputed. Norman is one of the managing members of Rite Brokers, a limited…
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