United States v. Sixty-Six Cases of Cheese
District Court, E.D. New York
In Rem. On information for forfeiture. The full titles of these two cases are United States v. Sixty-Six Cases of Cheese, Fifty Cases of Cheese, and Twenty-Five Bags of Cheese (Constantine M. Crapsitis, Claimant), and United States v. Seventy-Nine Bags of Cheese (Michael Pollis, Claimant).
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIEFD, District Judge.
An information has been filed against a certain quantity of cheese seized by the agents of the Treasury Department after entry. The cheese had been imported subject to a specific duty, and the formal entry at the Custom House is charged to have been made by means of a certain false and fraudulent invoice, known to the importer to be false, in that the quantity of cheese was understated. The forfeiture is based upon the provisions of Act Cong. June 10, 1890, c. 407, § 9, 26 Stat. 135 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1895). *368Criticism of this information is made because no…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Ninety-Nine DiamondsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- United States v. RosenthalU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1903
- United States v. BoydU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1885
- United States v. CutajarU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. A Lot of Silk Goods & Other MerchandiseDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1912