Legal Opinion
United States v. Burns
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided January 24, 1921No. 1869PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Prosecution by the United States against John Burns. On petition of defendant for return of an automobile.
1Opinion of the Court
PItCK, District Judge.
On petition for return of an automobile.
Defendant was convicted and fined for transporting liquor contrary to the terms of the Volstead Daw (41 Stat. 305). At the time of his arrest his motor truck was seized by the prohibition officers. The petition for its return is based upon allegations that he is married, with a dependent family, which he supports by means of this truck, and that he has no other vehicle, and that the vehicle was never used to transport liquor at any other time, and, upon the argument, that by the fine heretofore imposed he has been sufficiently…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Buell v. French, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Franklin County, Civil Division1922
- State v. 1920 Studebaker Touring CarOregon Supreme Court · 1926
- United States v. PolowyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1923