Legal Opinion

Charles E. Bush v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 1, 1968No. 23638PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

This is an action brought under 22 U.S.C.A. § 401, 1 wherein the libelant (United States) seeks forfeiture of a Piper Aztec aircraft. The libel alleges that on December 28, 1963, the aircraft was illegally exported and removed from the United States for the purpose of conducting a bombing raid on the Island of Cuba. Appellant Charles E. Bush, owner of an interest in the Piper Aztec by virtue of a lease-purchase agreement, has intervened to assert a claim to the aircraft. In the answer to the libel, claimant Bush denies that the Piper Aztec was exported in violation of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. La Verl Bailey and Charles R. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  4. Ted's Motors, Inc., a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
  5. Audry Mack Lane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. United States v. Three Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($364,960.00) in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. One 1978 Chevrolet Impala Vin 1l69u8s156817Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
  4. United States v. A Single Family Residence And Real Property Located At 900 Rio Vista Blvd., Ft. LauderdaleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. A Single Family ResidenceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986

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