Citizens Auto Co. v. State

Mar 2, 1926
16925
Reporters:
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Before:
Luke
Luke, J.

1. Where a proceeding is instituted under the act approved March 28, 1917 (Park’s Code ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‍Supp. (Penal), § 448 (oooo)), to condemn an automobile alleged to have been used in conveying intoxicating liquors over a designated public road, and the evidence does not demand a finding ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‍that the vehicle was used in conveying liquors “on the public roads named in the petition,” the direction of a verdict “for confiscation” is reversible error. Wells v. State, 33 Ga. App. 426 (126 S. E. 856).

2. ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‍Special grounds 1 and-2 of the motion for a new trial, complaining of the exclusion of certain documentary evidence, present nothing for adjudication, for the reason that the rejected evidence ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‍is not set forth therein either literally or in substance, nor attached as an exhibit to the motion. Shaw v. Jones, 133 Ga. 446 (9) (66 S. E. 240) ; Holton v. State, 29 Ga. App. 387 (115 S. E. 284) ; Bank ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‍of LaGrange v. Commercial Credit Co., 31 Ga. App. 529 (121 S. E. 142).

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., eoneur.