Four Packages of Cut Diamonds v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Uibel by the United States against Eour Packages of Cut Diamonds ; Max Goldstein, claimant. Judgment of District Court (247 Fed. 354), forfeiting goods, affirmed (255 Fed. 314, —• C. C. A.-). On rehearing.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
Counsel on both sides agree that in our former opinion (255 Fed. 314,-C. C. A.-) we overlooked the fact that one package was held not forfeitable on the ground of a false or fraudulent invoice, so that we have to inquire as to it whether it was forfeitable on the further ground that it was imported from Cuba by registered mail contrary to law. The libel charged this to be an importation knowingly made “contrary to law,” within section 30S2, U. S. Rev. Stat. (Comp. St. § 5785), which reads:
“If any person shall fraudulently or knowingly import or bring into the United…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Goldstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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