Legal Opinion
United States v. Federal Credit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1941No. 9577PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
Shipman, Mississippi, is a village located eight miles from the town of Lucedale in George County; George County adjoins Mobile County, Alabama. C. C. Newbill, of Shipman, purchased a Ford automobile, by conditional sale, from the Wright Motor Company of Lucedale in August, 1939. Some months later, and before the car was fully paid for, the Government claimed a forfeiture of it on the ground that it was being used to transport tax-unpaid whiskey.
The Federal Credit Company, a finance company which had purchased the unpaid notes evidencing the indebtedness on the car,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. One 1936 Model Ford V-8 De Luxe Coach, Commercial Credit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. CIT CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- United States v. ONE HUDSON COUPE, 1938 MODEL, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- Universal Credit Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- United States v. One 1936 Model Ford V-8 De Luxe CoachCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. One 1939 Model De Soto Coupe, Motor No. S6-27,687Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- United States v. McArthurCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. DoddCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- United States v. One 1941 Model Ford Coach Motor No. 18-6054018Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
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