City of Topeka v. Stahl

Citations

• 86 Kan. 681
• 121 P. 910
• 1912 Kan. LEXIS 364

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Intoxicating Liquors — Seizure—Replevin Bond — Forfeiture— Judgment — Proceeds. Where an officer seizes intoxicating liquors upon a warrant issued under a city ordinance authorizing their destruction upon certain conditions, and after surrendering them upon an order of delivery in replevin, obtains a judgment for their value in default of their return, he holds such judgment for the benefit of the city, and upon its collection by him he becomes liable to the city for its amount, less any expenses he may have necessarily incurred in obtaining it.</p>