Legal Opinion
Jester v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 4, 1995No. 2940174PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a forfeiture case in which we must decide whether a father who lent his son money to buy an automobile was a "bona fide lienholder" whose interest was not subject to forfeiture when the State moved to condemn the vehicle after the son's arrest for possession of marijuana.
On July 12, 1993, Jeffery Jester (the son) borrowed $6500 from Jimmy Jester (the father) to buy a car. The father had previously lent the son $2500, and the son had not repaid that loan, so the father and the son agreed to combine the purchase price of the car with the prior debt, for a total indebtedness of $9000. On…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Hollie (In Hollie)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1984
- State v. FouseCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
- Commerce Union Bank v. John Deere Indus. Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Hallman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Semco Division, Delwood Furniture Co. v. WilliamsDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Yeager v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1998
- Folks v. Tuscaloosa County Credit UnionCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2007
- State ex rel. Morgan v. ThompsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2001
- State ex rel. Watkins v. SellersCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2004
- State v. PressleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2012
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