State v. Moore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The proceeding was one to forfeit an automobile as a liquor nuisance. The state was defeated, and appeals.

The owner of the automobile worked in a garage, and kept the automobile in the garage. Late one afternoon he permitted an acquaintance to use the car for the purpose of going to a designated place for some articles of personal property. The car was returned to the garage, police officers were called, the car was searched, and a quantity of liquor was found in it. The question of fact was whether the liquor had been transported, or whether…