Legal Opinion
Yale Simons v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1976No. 75-1597PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
The district court for the second time has denied relief from the forfeiture of an automobile used to transport a contraband firearm, and the person seeking relief has again appealed. See Simons v. United States, 497 F.2d 1046 (1974), for a more detailed statement of the background facts.
Upon remand, the pleadings were amended and Simons attempted to establish his right to relief upon various theories. The case turns upon the existence of Simons’ property interest in the automobile on the date it was forfeited to the government.
On the date the government seized the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. StowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Yale Simons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Florida Dealers and Growers Bank and Amy E. Moon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Genelle Weathersbee and Esther B. Ram v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States v. One 56-Foot Motor Yacht Named the Tahuna, and New Approach, Inc., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Ivers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. MageeanDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1986
- United States v. LongCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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