United States v. One 1950 Model Buick, 2-Door Sedan, Automobile

HAYES, District Judge.

This court decided in Universal Credit Co. v. United States, affirmed by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 111 F.2d 764 that under Title 27 U.S.C.A. § 40a(b) (3), (d),* the court had no jurisdiction to mitigate the forfeiture of a mortgaged vehicle if the mortgagor, at the time of executing the mortgage and at the time the lien was acquired, in fact had a record or reputation for violating the liquor laws of the state or federal government unless the lienor proved his compliance with the three conditions enumerated in the statute. In that case the lienor got answers…