Legal Opinion
New Jersey v. Kaiser
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 13, 1973No. 72-1075PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The conflicting claims of the United States and Bergen County, New Jersey to a large sum of money, seized during a search of premises suspected of being the site of a gambling operation, form the basis of this appeal. Central to the resolution of these competing claims is the determination whether that fund, to wit $265,000, represents an instrumentality of illegal activity and thus contraband, forfeitable to the state or county, or an accumulation of funds or profits derived from illegal activity, and thus subject to a lien asserted by the United States.
The facts giving…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Spagnuolo v. BonnetSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- Farley v. $168,400.97Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- Krug v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of Hudson Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
- New Jersey v. KaiserDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1971
4Cited by1 opinion
- State of New Jersey v. KaiserCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973