Stephens v. State

LAWSON, Justice.

This is a proceeding in equity instituted by the State on relation of the Solicitor of the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, under the authority of § 247 et seq., Title 29, Code of 1940, to condemn one Willys (Jeep) automobile alleged to have been used in the illegal transportation of whisky.

From a decree of condemnation, Cleave Stephens, owner of the car and defendant in the cause, has prosecuted this appeal.

The evidence shows conclusively that on February 10, 1947, Stephens, a resident of Tuscaloosa County, purchased twenty-four bottles of whisky at a State liquor store…