Legal Opinion
Walker v. United States
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided September 23, 1977No. CV276-102PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LAWRENCE, District Judge.
On January 25, 1971, plaintiff sold a Beachcraft Baron aircraft, ID#N214V, to Alfred William Harrison for a $10,000 downpayment and a $35,000 chattel mortgage. The Bureau of Customs seized the plane on January 27th on the ground that it was being used in the illegal importation of marijuana. Harrison was convicted of Customs violations. The Government has stipulated that Walker, who sold the aircraft to Harrison, was innocent of any wrongdoing in respect to the crime.
Plaintiff petitioned for remission of forfeiture.…
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