STATE v. JOHNSTON

Civ. 7244.

565 So.2d 262 (1990)

STATE of Alabama v. George Madison JOHNSTON, Brenda Johnston, and The Bank of Tallassee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

June 20, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and David B. Karn, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

John I. Cottle III of Bowles & Cottle, Tallassee, for appellees.

H. Hampton Boles and Leonard C. Tillman of Balch & Bingham, Birmingham, for amicus curiae, Alabama Bankers Ass'n.


ROBERTSON, Judge.

This is a forfeiture case.

On October 27, 1988, the state filed a petition for the condemnation of a vehicle possessed by the Johnstons. In support of its petition, the state alleged that the vehicle had been used to transport controlled substances.

On December 8, 1988, the Bank of Tallassee moved to intervene in the condemnation proceeding, alleging that as a bona fide protected lien holder...

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