LOWERY v. NELSON

No. 7494-0-II.

43 Wn. App. 747 (1986)

719 P.2d 594

WILLIAM ALFRED LOWERY, Petitioner, v. LESLIE S. NELSON, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

May 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Warme and Calbom, Pond, Falkenstein, Warme & Engstrom, for petitioner.

Craig W. Weston and Walstead, Mertsching, Husemoen, Donaldson & Barlow, for respondents.


PETRICH, J.

William Lowery appeals from the Superior Court's reversal of a district court judgment that held that the Cowlitz County Sheriff's seizure and forfeiture of his vehicle under RCW 69.50.505 was unconstitutional and was not a defense to a claim of conversion. The Superior Court reversed, and awarded attorney's fees to Cowlitz County Sheriff Leslie Nelson. Lowery renews his challenge to the constitutionality of the vehicle forfeiture statute and claims that...

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