United States v. Twenty-Five Packages of Panama Hats
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Libel by the United States against Twenty-Five Packages of Panama Hats; Maximo Castillo, claimant. Judgment for claimant, and libelant brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Libel by the United States against Twenty-Five Packages of Panama Hats; Maximo Castillo, claimant. Judgment for claimant, and libelant brings error. An order was filed November 24, 1911, sustaining exceptions filed by the claimant to the amended libel of information, so far as said exceptions relate to the merchandise described in Schedule B and referred to in the libel under the general head of “Second Clause of Forfeiture.” The libel alleges that the said merchandise described in Schedule B “is now in…
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The question of practice involved in this review need not be considered because the claimant -does not press the point and unites with the government in asking that the issue be determined on its merits. In his brief he says;
“He would welcome the final determination of the status of the general order goods, which have been in the government custody for a period ap-. proaching two years and necessarily have greatly deteriorated in condition.”
- There is no dispute upon the evidence, all the relevant facts are before the court and it is for the interest of both parties that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Acker v. EgyptDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1885
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- United States v. A Lot of Silk Goods & Other MerchandiseDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1912
- United States v. Nineteen Bales & Sixteen Bundles of RugsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1917