Legal Opinion
United States v. One 1955 Mercury Sedan
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1957No. Nos. 7341-7343PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Chief Judge.
These are three appeals taken by the United States from judgments refusing to declare a forfeiture of automobiles which the government sought to condemn because they had been used in transportation of property in violation of the Internal Revenue laws, 26 U.S.C. §§ 7301 and 7302. All three cases were tried before the same judge without a jury. He made findings of fact which pointed unmistakably, as did the preponderance of the evidence, to the fact that the ears had been used for the unlawful purposes charged; but notwithstanding the owners of the cars did not take the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Hoeltke v. C. M. Kemp Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
- Mammoth Oil Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Lilienthal's Tobacco v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- United States v. Lane Motor Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Nolan E. Patenotte v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Filtrol Corporation and Texaco Inc., Mobil Oil Corporation v. Filtrol Corporation and Texaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Joseph D'agostino, of One 1957 Lincoln Premiere Two-Door Hardtop Coupe, Motor No. 57wa5592l, Its Tools and Appurtenances v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Anna Valetta Nocita, of One 1957 Ford Thunderbird Automobile, Motor No. D7fh116357, Its Tools an Appurtenances v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. Walter H. Bryan and Riverside Bank of Jacksonville, of One 1957 Ford Wrecker-Truck, Serial No. F80f7h13614Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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