United States v. One 1957 Model Chevrolet One-Half Ton Pickup Truck

GILLIAM, District Judge.

In this action the intervening petitioner seeks the remission to the extent of its interest of the forfeiture of a truck found in violation of the Internal Revenue laws relating to liquors. The facts of the case appear as follows:

Raeford Willaford began negotiations for the purchase of a truck from the petitioner, Richlands Motor Sales, Inc., sometime prior to April 8, 1957. During the course of negotiations, the petitioner inquired of Mr. Thomas Marshall, Sheriff of Onslow County, and Mr. A. R. Brown, Jr., Chief of Police, Richlands, North Carolina, as to Willaford’s…