Legal Opinion
Harris v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1954No. 6800_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
Charles Harris, claimant herein, was the owner of a Chevrolet truck. This truck was forfeited to the Government, when the truck was discovered in the transportation of illegal liquor, while in the possession of Raymond Davis. Harris sought relief from the forfeiture in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. As the basis for this relief, Harris asserted that he parted with the possession of the truck to Davis, in the course of his U-Drive-It business, in good faith and utterly ignorant both of the illegal use to which the truck was to be…
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