Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp. v. Commonwealth

*73This is an appeal from a judgment forfeiting to the Commonwealth an automobile on which appellant had a lien, on the ground that it was being illegally used in the transportation of more than one gallon of alcoholic beverages. Code, §§ 4-56, 4-72. The automobile was owned by Willie M. Gorham, who did not appeal from the forfeiture.

The car was seized on April 4, 1953, by two police officers of the city of Norfolk. As they were driving north on Church street they saw Gorham place a large paper bag in the trunk of the car, which was parked in front of an A. B. C. store headed south. They turned…