Legal Opinion
City of Daytona Beach v. Bush
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 30, 1999No. 98-3288PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtW. Sharp, J.
The City of Daytona Beach appeals from an order denying its petition to forfeit a 1992 Chevrolet Suburban owned by Marsha Bush. The determinative issue at trial was whether Bush was entitled to the “innocent owner” defense created by section 932.703(6)(a), Florida Statutes (1997). That section provides that an agency (in this case, the City) seeking to forfeit property under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that “the owner either knew or should have known after reasonable inquiry that the property was being employed or was likely to be…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Applefield v. Commercial Standard Insurance CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- McLaughlin v. STATE, DEPT. OF NAT. RES.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- United States v. One 1985 Bmw 318i, Vin Wbaac8401f0685314District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- Gross v. City of Wilton ManorsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- In re Forfeiture of Property: 1981 Oldsmobile, VIN 1G3AZ57N2BE32296District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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- State v. MillerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011