Legal Opinion
United States v. 600 Bags of Southcoast Turbinado Brand Sugar
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 14, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 8818PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
The Government instituted this proceeding in rem by filing a libel of information pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7302, seeking forfeiture of six hundred 100-pound bags of sugar, seized by agents of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit of the Internal Revenue Service. Jurisdiction is based upon 26 U.S.C. § 7323 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1355 and 1395.
Claimant, Chester C. Clift, intervened claiming that he is the owner of the seized sugar and that it is not subject to forfeiture. Upon joint motion of the parties, by order of the Court dated January 14, 1963, the sugar was sold to…
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