Legal Opinion
De Bonis v. United States
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 25, 1952No. Civ. A. 9169PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSH, District Judge.
This action was instituted by Anthony DeBonis against the United States on October 26, 1950, to recover damages for the illegal seizure of a 1941 Plymouth coupe.
By stipulation it was agreed that on May 19, 1948 Anthony DeBonis was the owner of a 1941 Model Plymouth coupe, and that on that date the same was seized without a warrant on the DeBonis premises at Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, by two representatives of the Alcohol Tax Unit for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The Government failed to sustain libel proceedings and on June 30, 1950, this vehicle was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. StowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Finn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- United States v. 1960 Bags of CoffeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1814
- Verona v. Schenley Farms Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Adams v. AlbanyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1948
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Florida Dealers and Growers Bank and Amy E. Moon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Genelle Weathersbee and Esther B. Ram v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Avery v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Fell v. ArmourDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1972
- Omni U.S.A., Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1987
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