United States v. 87 5/6 Cases Beer

DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, District Judge.

This cause comes on to be heard on the libel of information filed by the United *556States of America praying condemnation, in accordance with Title 19, Section 1610, United States Code, and other related sections, of certain articles of beer, cigarettes and winqiy/hich were seized by the Collector of Customs aboard the Spanish vessel M/V VALENTINA FRIAS in the Port of Mobile, Alabama, on December 19, 1960.

Compañía Naviera Vascongada, allegedly the owner of the M/V VALEN-TINA FRIAS, filed a cross-libel wherein they seek to recover penalties of $2,722.16…