United States v. One 1955 Ford 4-Door

SHEEHY, Chief Judge.

The United States instituted this proceeding on June 21, 1960, seeking under the provisions of 26 U.S.C.A. § 7301 a forfeiture of the automobile described in the above caption alleging said automo*549bile was used by one Fred E. Harrison to transport and deposit therein nontax-paid whiskey in violation of the Internal Revenue laws of the United States relating to whiskey. The Bowie County State Bank of Hooks, Texas, hereinafter referred to as the Bank, claiming a chattel mortgage lien on the automobile in question, has filed, pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C.A. § 3617,…