United States v. Eighty-Seven Barrels
District Court, D. Vermont
Libels of information by the United States for the condemnation and forfeiture of certain barrels of wine, under Cr. Code U. S. § 240, approved by Act March 4,1909, c. 321, 35 Stat. 1137 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, p. 1464).
1Opinion of the Court
HOUGH, District Judge.
The section of the Criminal Code upon which these actions are based is (in its material parts) as follows:
“Sec. 240. Whoever shall knowingly ship * * * from one state * * * into any other state * * * any package of or package containing any * * * intoxicating liquor of any kind, unless such package be so labeled on the outside cover as to plainly show the name of the consignee, the nature of its contents and the quantity contained therein, shall be fined not more than $5,000; and such liquor shall be forfeited to the United States and may be seized and condemned by like…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Vance v. W. A. Vandercook Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Friedlander v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Furman v. . Union Pacific R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Bliven Mead v. . Hudson River R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Davis & Aubin v. John Bradley & Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1855
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3Cited by6 opinions
- First Nat. Bank of Anamoose v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
- Arnold v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Great Northern Pac. S. S. Co. v. Rainier Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
- First Nat. Bank of Anamoose v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
- Gleason v. Bamberg E. & W. Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
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