Legal Opinion

The Lorraine Rita

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 21, 1925No. 29 of 1925PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, District Judge.

Upon the libel of the United States, the Lorraine Rita was seized upon the high seas while engaged in transporting intoxicating liquor. It is charged that she is subject to seizure and forfeiture under section 4337, R. S. (Comp. St. § 8086), in that, being an American documented vessel, she proceeded on a foreign voyage without first giving up her enrollment and license to the collector of the Port of New York, where she was enrolled and licensed, and without being registered by the collector of any port to proceed on such voyage; that she is subject to seizure and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. The Three FriendsSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. HoganU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1883

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re JacksonDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1929
  2. United States v. One Chevrolet Roadster AutomobileDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1926

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