United States v. One 1942 Pontiac Sedan Automobile

LINDLEY, District Judge.

The claimant of a Pontiac automobile seized by the Government and sought to be forfeited, moves to dismiss the libel. The Government avers that at the time of seizure, the automobile was being used to carry on the business of retail or wholesale liquor dealer; that the claimant, owner of the car, failed to pay the tax required for carrying on the business of such a dealer and that, by virtue of Section 3253, Title 26 U.S.C.A.int.Rev. Code, the car was thereby rendered subject to forfeiture at the suit of the United States in accord with the procedure prescribed by…