Bernstein v. Higginbotham

Higginbotham, as sheriff of Camden County, on September 6, 1917, seized an automobile that was on a public road in said county, the vehicle being at the time used in conveying a load of whisky, and was in charge at the time of the seizure of one Bernstein, who claimed title to it when it was captured. Three or four days after the seizure of the vehicle in question, Mrs. Bernstein, a resident of Glynn county, instituted bail-trover proceedings to recover it, claiming that she was the owner. Thigpen, the coroner of the county, served a copy of the proceedings on Higginbotham, and demanded…