Legal Opinion
United States v. Pacific Finance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 25, 1940No. 260PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
On August 6, 1938, narcotic agents of the United States seized one Buick sedan automobile, Motor No. 63015894, because it had been used by William Weber in the transportation of narcotics on June 28, 1938. Pacific Finance Corporation protested the seizure of the car, opposed the libel for its forfeiture thereafter brought by the United States, and now appeals from the decree adjudging forfeiture — all on the ground of its claimed superior title.
From the agreed facts it appeared that Weber bought the automobile in question from one Max Farber on May 25, 1938, giving the…
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