Manufacturers Finance Acceptance Corp. v. Bramlett

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Brease.

In his efforts to enforce the laws forbidding the sale and transportation of alcoholic liquors, Sheriff Bramlett, of Greenville County, seized an automobile,' owned by, and in the possession of one W. FI. Brown, who was using the vehicle in the unlawful transportation of whisky. The respondent, claiming to be the owner and holder of a chattel mortgage on the automobile, brought suit in claim and delivery to recover the property.

The case was tried and decided by his Honor, County Judge M. F. Ansel, in the County Court of Greenville…