Legal Opinion
The Thomaston
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 27, 1928No. 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.
The question presented for determination is the priority between the United States government and innocent maritime lien claimants with respect to the proceeds of sale of the schooner Thomaston, which was libeled and forfeited by the government under Revised Statutes, § 3450 (26 USCA §'§ 1181, 1182; Comp. St. § 6352), the vessel having been engaged in smuggling liquor into the country in violation of the revenue laws; that is, whether the forfeiture of a vessel under this section is absolute and in derogation of all liens, or whether the claims of innocent…
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