Legal Opinion
United States v. One Reo Speed Wagon
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 9, 1925No. 2790PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge.
This proceeding is brought by the United States to enforce the forfeiture of a Reo truck owned by the claimant, John Almeida. The circumstances are these:
On August 25, 1924, one James Russo was discovered by a state officer in the act of transporting a quantity of alcohol in the truck which he had borrowed for the purpose. He was arrested and with the truck and alcohol turned over to a United States customs agent. Russo was later indicted for a violation of the Tariff Act of 1922 (42 Stat. 982) and was fined on a plea of guilty. After the arrest and seizure, these…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Gelston v. HoytSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
- United States v. One Black HorseDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1904
- United States v. StoryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1923
- United States v. LoomisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- United States v. AndradeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Metro Taxicabs, Inc. v. Tesorero de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1952
- United States v. One 1952 Ford VictoriaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1953
- People v. One 1951 Ford SedanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
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