Legal Opinion
United States v. Twenty Boxes of Cheese
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 4, 1908PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Rem. On exceptions to informations for forfeiture.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIEED, District Judge.
Certain property, consisting in one case of 20 boxes of cheese, and in the other of 210 half-cases of figs and 59 cases of figs, has been seized by the officers of the customs service, and the United States attorney for the Eastern district of New York has filed a separate information asking for the forfeiture of these goods, alleging a violation of the provisions of Act Cong. June 10, 1890, c. 407, § 9, 26 Stat. 135 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1895). The language of this section has been recently interpreted by this court, with reference to the meaning of the words…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Ninety-Nine DiamondsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- United States v. BoydU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1885
- United States v. One Silk RugCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1908
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re RosenfeldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919
- United States v. MescallU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1908
- State v. PettvielWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- United States v. A Lot of Silk Goods & Other MerchandiseDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1912