Legal Opinion

United States v. Brockley

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 14, 1920No. 1204PublishedCited by 8 opinions

William G. Brockley was convicted of transporting intoxicating liquors, and the automobile in which the liquor was found was condemned and directed to be sold, and John S. Cozine and another filed petition for the reclamation of the automobile, which they claimed to own.

1Opinion of the Court

WITHER, District Judge.

George Brockley was convicted, as William George Brockley, at the June term of court at Williamsport, for transporting intoxicating liquor. He was sentenced June 7, 1920, to pay a fine of $500 and costs, which he paid, and the automobile in which the liquor was found was at the same time condemned and directed' to be sold. Subsequently, June 15, 1920, John S. Cozine and 'William Brockley presented their petition, to which no answer has been filed, representing themselves to be the owners of the automobile, and stating furthermore that “George J. Brockley borrowed the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States v. StowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Logan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1919

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. SylvesterDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1921
  2. United States v. One Stephens AutomobileDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1921
  3. State v. RobertsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Pittsburgh Taxicab Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1922
  5. State v. SeversonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1929

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