FUQUA v. ARMOUR


543 S.W.2d 64 (1976)

Kelvin FUQUA, Appellant, v. Claude A. ARMOUR, Commissioner of Safety, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Jones, Springfield, for appellant.

Michael E. Terry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee; R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

I

The appellant appeals from the order of the circuit court dismissing his petition for certiorari and adjudging that his 1973 model Chevrolet Corvette automobile be forfeited to the State of Tennessee for a violation of the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1971, T.C.A. § 52-1443.

That the automobile was used to transport contraband drugs and was thus forfeitable under the statute above-cited is not disputed. On...

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