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Inanimate Object As Plaintiff

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bmcdade

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What is the name of your state? SC

I'm studying to be a pharmacist and am highly interested in pharmacy law. The is a famous case in the pharmacy law community which is kinda interesting. The question I have is this:

Why/How can a lawsuit be brought by an inanimate object? The case in question is this:

1962 Ford Thunderbird v Div. of Narcotic Control

198 N.E.2d 155 (Ill. App. Ct. 1964)

The quick and dirty issue of this case is this:

Whether the defendant's automobile may be confiscated when she unlawfully possessed narcotics persuant to a prescription that had been post-dated. I have asked some local attorneys that are friends of mine and they had never heard of such.
 


I AM ALWAYS LIABLE

Senior Member
My response:

These are called "In Rem" forfeiture cases. I'm surprised that your attorney friends didn't know this. For a full and complete answer as to why these cases are titled this way, go the following site:

Copy and paste this link into your browser without the on each side: [url]http://www.sexwork.com/legal/forfeiturelaw.html

See also, for example, United States v. $49,576.00 U.S. Currency (9th Cir. 1997) 116 F.3d 425

IAAL
 
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bmcdade

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Can of Spam

I'm sure there's a GREAT story behind the Spam lawsuit!! LOL Incidentally, apparently Ford Thunderbirds are quite the litigious bunch considering the case I cited as well as the case cited by the first respondent both involved them. ;P
 

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