PEOPLE v. ONE 1959 CHEVROLET 2-DOOR SEDAN

Docket No. 19561.

194 Cal.App.2d 66 (1961)

14 Cal. Rptr. 691

THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. ONE 1959 CHEVROLET 2-DOOR SEDAN, ENGINE NO. B59L207490, Defendant; AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY, Claimant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

July 21, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Arlo E. Smith and John S. McInerny, Deputy Attorneys General, for Appellant.

Lane P. Brennan and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison for Claimant and Respondent.


HOYT, J. pro tem.*

This action was brought by the State of California under Health and Safety Code, sections 11610-11629, for the forfeiture of a 1959 Chevrolet automobile used in transporting narcotics. The registered owners were Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Prado. The Prados defaulted and the legal owner the American Trust Company (hereafter called the bank) appeared and defended. The question is whether the bank's interest was created "after...

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