Legal Opinion
Firoz Jaliwala, Doing Business as Colorgem v. United States of America, and Five Oceans Gem Corporation and Bretislav Stasny, Intervening
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 1991No. 90-2367PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
The FBI had been investigating Morton Dock, a gem dealer, for embezzlement of precious jewels. During the investigation the government recovered from Five Oceans Gem Corporation a cache of jewels the company had purchased from Dock. Firoz Jaliwala, one of the apparent victims of the embezzlement, brought a replevin action against the United States to recover the gemstones he claimed were his. Five Oceans intervened claiming that it bought the gems from Dock in good faith and thus had a superior interest in them.
Before Five Oceans intervened, both Jali-wala and the United…
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