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Bonavitacola v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 4, 1955No. Civ. A. No. 19675PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, District Judge.
This case comes before the court on a motion by defendant under Rule 12, Fed.R.Civ.P., 28 U.S.C. to dismiss a petition (filed October 13, 1955) for the return of petitioner’s 1955 Ford automobile which has been seized by the defendant because of its use in transporting a narcotic drug, under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 of the Act of August 9, 1939, e. 618, 53 Stat. 1291, as amended, 49 U.S.C.A. §§ 781, 782.1
*490The petition and affidavits filed disclose that petitioner’s son was driving the above-mentioned car in Philadelphia on September 26, 1955, with her consent but…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ex Parte State of New York, No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- J. W. Goldsmith, Jr.-Grant Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Mine Safety Appliances Co. v. ForrestalSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Nigro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. One 1955 Ford ConvertibleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
- Frimet v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969