Morris Land & Cattle Co. v. Kilpatrick
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal, from the District Court of the United States for the El Paso Division of the Western District of Texas; William R. Smith, Judge. Information against the Morris Dand & Cattle "Company for forfeiture of cattle, wherein J. J. Kilpatrick, Jr., and others, appeared and filed answer to the information, claiming the cattle, or, in lieu thereof, recovery of an appraised value from the company. From a judgment for the interveners, the Cattle Company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
On January 15, 1916, the district attorney, in behalf of the United States, filed an information praying the forfeiture of 27 head of cattle, which were described and were alleged to have been seized while in a pasture” known as the “Kilpatrick pasture,” within the collection district of Eagle Pass, on the .grounds that said cattle were knowingly and fraudulently imported into the United States from Mexico, without being entered, unladened, and inspected as required by the customs laws of the United States, and without being inspected by the Bureau of Animal Industry of…
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