United States v. Mincey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia; William T. Newman, Judge. Proceeding by the United States, under Rev. St. § 3450 (Comp. St. 1916, §■ 6352), for the forfeiture of one Ford automobile, claimed by James M. Mincey. There was a judgment for claimant, and the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WARKER, Circuit Judge.
This was a proceeding for the fur-feiture of one Ford automobile, on the alleged ground that, before its seizure, it was by one W. F. Mincey used in the removal and for the deposit and concealment of 25 gallons of distilled spirits, with intent to defraud the United States of the tax thereon, which had not beeu paid. James M. Mincey interposed a claim to the automobile.
In the trial it was conceded that the automobile had been used, as charged, in violation of law, and for the purpose alleged. The evidence for the claimant tended to prove .that the automobile was the…
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