United States v. Joles
District Court, D. Massachusetts
At Law. Action by the United States against Leo S. Joles and. others.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
The case is submitted for decision upon the auditor’s report, no other evidence being offered.
Section 1713, Comp. St. 1916, which limits the period within which actions to recover penalties or forfeitures of property accruing under the Customs Revenue Laws of the United States shall be begun, is clearly intended to bind the government. Most, if not all, of the actions therein specified would be brought in the name of the United States or for its benefit. Even section 1712, which is much broader in its scope, and relates to any penalty or forfeiture accruing under the…
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