United States v. Eighty-Five Head of Cattle
District Court, D. Montana
Libel by the United States against Eighty-Five Head of Cattle, alleged to have been fraudulently imported into the United States. Judgment for claimants.
1Opinion of the Court
BOURQUIN, District Judge.
Libel of information for forfeiture of cattle alleged to have been fraudulently and knowingly imported into the United States from the Dominion of Canada, in that the importation was clandestine and secret, without entry at the custom house or payment of duties, and with intent to defraud the United States of lawful revenue. Answer, general denials. Trial by the court.
It appears the cattle involved are owned by four settlers of the Dominion adjacent to the international boundary between it and Montana; The line is only partially fenced. The owners permitted the cattle…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. 1,150½ Pounds of CelluloidCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
- The Brig Concord, Taylor, MasterSupreme Court of the United States · 1815
- Gonzales v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1895
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- Mendicoa v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
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