United States v. Peacock

I venture to submit my opinion as to this motion in writing, because my present views ma,y larg’ely control my future action, at -the trial of the case, and because this is a case of unusual importance.

This is a motion to. strike out parts of the answer filed herein.

This action is brought by the United States against the defendant for the condemnation of that certain vessel known as the “Julia E. Whalen” and the petition alleges among other things, that on the 2nd day of July, 1902, in order to secure the registry of said vessel under the laws of the United States, defendant did take an oath…