General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. United States

HICKENLOOPER, Circuit Judge.

These cases involve a consideration of the circumstances under which an automobile may be forfeited -under Rev St. § 3450 (26 USCA § 1181). In each case, the automobile was discovered by border patrol immigration inspectors, while moving in the vicinity of the Detroit river, the one in the city of Detroit, and the other near Wyandotte. Upon the approach of the officers, the driver, in each instance, fled, leaving the automobile unattended. Both automobiles were found to contain large' quantities of assorted Canadian liquor which bore no United States revenue…