United States v. One 1960 Ford Pickup Truck, Serial No. F10c0a17418, General Acceptance Corporation

DeVANE, District Judge.

This is another case where an able District Judge failed to require complete compliance with the requirements *107of Title 18 U.S.C. § 3617(b) (3) before granting relief under the forfeiture provisions of the internal revenue laws. The writer of this opinion undertook to do the same thing in United States v. One 1950 Dodge Sedan, 5 Cir., 211 F.2d 738, but he too failed to get away with it.

The facts in this case are not in material controversy. The record shows that under date of June 30, 1960, one Walter Lawrence, Jr., purchased from Jim Skinner Ford Company of Birmingham,…