Legal Opinion
United States v. Farrington
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 16, 1937No. 1357PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge.
This is a motion of the United States of America to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction the petition of Virginia Farrington to return her automobile alleged to be illegally seized.
The petition of Virginia Farrington alleges that, incident to the sentence of the above-named defendant on certain liquor violations, an automobile belonging to her was illegally seized and confiscated, and prays for a rule on the “District Attorney, the enforcement officer or officers,” to show cause why the automobile should not be returned. The rule was issued as prayed for on the “United…
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