Legal Opinion

In re Chin K. Shue

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided January 26, 1912No. 575PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Petition by Chin K. Shue for an order compelling William H. Tighe, customs inspector for the Massachusetts district, and Richard Taylor, an inspector of the Department of Commerce and Tabor, to return certain letters and documents taken from petitioner’s place of business pursuant to a search warrant, and to punish them for alleged abuse of process.

1Opinion of the Court

DODGE, District Judge.

December 14, 1911, a United States commissioner for this district issued a search warrant under Rev. St. U. S. § 3066, as amended April 25, 1882 (22 Stat. 49, c. 89 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2008; 1 Supp. Rev. St. p. 337]), to William H. Tighe, a customs inspector for this district, authorizing him, with necessary and proper assistants, to enter premises at No. 11 Harrison avenue, in Bos*283ton. to search there for merchandise fraudulently introduced into the United States, and to seize such merchandise, if found. The inspector lias indorsed the warrant:

“Received Dec. 14,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. AllredSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. In re BirdsongDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1889
  3. The G. G. KingDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1883

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. New Hampshire Fire Insurance v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. United States v. CasinoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1923
  3. In Re BehrensCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
  4. United States v. LydeckerDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1921
  5. United States v. HeeDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1915

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