Legal Opinion
United States v. Brazil
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 17, 1943No. 8080PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
One question only is presented by this-appeal, namely, did the District Court properly dismiss the Government’s libel on the ground that it was barred by the Statute of Limitations?
The libel charged that the ship “Brazil” had been sold to and was owned by claimant in contravention of 46 U.S.C.A. § 808 forbidding sale of vessels to aliens and subjecting those thus transferred to forfeiture at the suit of the United States. The defence that the action was barred, inasmuch as it had not been brought within five years from March 15, 1932, when the right of forfeiture…
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