Legal Opinion
United States v. One Chevrolet Truck
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1935No. 7761PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
By libel forfeiture was sought under R. S. § 3450 (26 USCA §§ 1156, 1441) of a Chevrolet truck seized on March 6, 1934, in the Northern District of Georgia, while in use by one Paul East in the removal and for the deposit and concealment of 1,000 gallons of tax unpaid distilled spirits with intent to defraud the United States of the tax thereon. The claimant, the seller in Florida of the truck under a title retention contract under which a balance of $775.70 of the price of the truck was still owing to the seller, successfully resisted the forfeiture, on the ground that,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Tennessee v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- J. W. Goldsmith, Jr.-Grant Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Duval Jewelry Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- United States v. MinceyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
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