Legal Opinion
Agnew v. Haymes
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1905No. 576PublishedCited by 14 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia, at Danville.
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, District Judge
(after stating the facts). The decision of the trial court in this case was based largely upon the construction which the judge presiding placed upon sections 970 and 989 of the Revised Statutes [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, pp. 703, 708j. In order to present the question fully, we give the two sections involved, which are as follows:
“Sec. 970. When, in any prosecution commenced on account of the seizure of any vessel, goods, wares, or merchandise made by any collector or other officer, under any act of Congress authorizing such seizure, judgment is .rendered for the claimant, but it appears to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Locke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
- Stacey v. EmerySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Gelston v. HoytSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
- United States v. ShermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Schell v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- George Moore Ice Cream Co. v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- States Marine Lines, Inc. v. George P. Shultz, Secretary of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Hammond-Knowlton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Joromi H. Bazuaye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.