Legal Opinion
United States v. McGowan
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 3, 1938No. 138PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The Court of Appeals affirmed a decree of the District Court dismissing libel proceedings brought by the United States praying forfeiture of two automobiles used to carry intoxicants into the Reno (Nevada) Indian Colony. The proceedings were instituted under Title 25, U. S. C. § 247 which provides in part:
“Automobiles or any other vehicles or conveyances used in introducing, or attempting to introduce, intoxicants into the Indian country, or where the introduction is prohibited by treaty or Federal statute, whether used by the owner thereof or other person, shall be subject to . . . seizure,…
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