Legal Opinion
Universal Credit Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1940No. 4600PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The District Court entered a judgment of forfeiture to the United States, free of the claims of all persons whatsoever, of an automobile which had been seized while being used on a public highway in North Carolina in the removal and concealment of distilled spirits with intent to defraud the United States of the taxes due thereon. A claim to the car set up by the appellant, the Universal Credit Company, based upon a conditional sales contract, was thereby overruled. The contract had been executed by the purchaser of the car in order to secure payment of the balance of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. One 1936 Model Ford V-8 De Luxe Coach, Commercial Credit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. CIT CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- United States v. ONE HUDSON COUPE, 1938 MODEL, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- United States v. One 1936 Model Ford V-8 De Luxe CoachCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
- CIT Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by37 opinions
- United States v. One 1939 Model De Soto Coupe, Motor No. S6-27,687Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Interstate Securities Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1945
- Canadian Ass'n of Petroleum Producers v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- Manufacturers Acceptance Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
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