Legal Opinion

The Ermis

District Court, S.D. Florida

Decided July 18, 1929No. 3164-JPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, District Judge.

On March 17, 1928, the United States filed a libel in this court praying condemnation and forfeiture to the United States of the gas yacht Ermis. The libel alleges specific violations on December 8, 1927, of certain sections of United States Revised Statutes and of the Tariff Act of 1922.

Under date of November 27,1928, one Joe Palma filed a claim as owner and answered the libel denying the alleged violations of federal laws.

On April 4, 1928, an order of reference was made to take the testimony.

Nothing further has been done in this connection and no testimony appears to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. The St. Jago De Cuba. Vinente, and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. The ThomastonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1928
  3. United States v. One Ford AutomobileDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1923
  4. The Motor Boat No. L-7869Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1927

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Andrew Pasha v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
  2. Rayon Y Celanese Peruana v. M/V PHGHDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1979
  3. The OlympiaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1932
  4. The WhippoorwillDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1931
  5. Bard v. the Silver WaveDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1951

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