Legal Opinion
United States v. Carey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1959No. 17778PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The question for decision is whether there was an illegal search and seizure by federal officers defeating the forfeiture of an automobile seized for transporting nontaxpaid whiskey.1
S. B. Carey, the claimant, is an automobile dealer. On November 18, 1957, he sold a 1958 white Chevrolet Impala to Margaret Baggett. The terms of the conditional sales contract reserved title in the seller or anyone to whom the seller assigned the contract. The sale was financed through General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and the conditional sales contract was assigned to GMAC. Before the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Dodge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Sorrentino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Joseph Interbartolo v. United States of America, LibellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1962
- Fell v. ArmourDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1972
- Commonwealth v. One 1958 Plymouth SedanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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