United States v. Franklin M. Yoffe

This is an appeal by Appellant Yoffe (Yoffe) from a summary judgment enforcing a contract between Yoffe and the United States for the sale of wine.

Eight thousand one hundred twenty-three cartons of Czechoslovakian wine were imported into the United States in 1973 and entered into a bonded warehouse. 1 Customs duties were not paid, and in 1978 the wine was sold at public auction. The purchaser cancelled payment on his check. Again, on February 14, 1979, the wine was sold at public auction to a purchaser who gave a false name and address and did not pay his $9,500 bid for the wine. On February…