Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. United States

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

This action is to recover damages for failure to deliver a motorcar owned by the defendant Albes to the United States collector of the Northern district of New York, which was seized because of its use by its owner in the illegal transportation of liquors. Its owner was charged with a violation of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA). The court below granted judgment for $1,000, with interest,' part of which, it is directed, shall be paid by the clerk of the United States District Court to the Reo Motor Car Company in satisfaction of its lien for the purchase price of…