United States v. Ford Coupé Automobile

RITTER, District Judge.

This cause comes on for hearing upon the motion of Universal Credit Company, inter-vener, to dismiss the libel filed by the United States. The intervener claims to be the owner of the autom&bile by virtue of a conditional sales contract, and to be innocent of any knowledge of the vehicle being used in the transportation of intoxicating liquors in violation of law. The situation is an unusual one, and is submitted to the court upon the facts as follows:

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