Marmon Atlanta Co., Inc., of Georgia v. United States

Fifth Circuit

Marmon Atlanta Co., Inc., of Georgia v. United States

8 F.2d 267, 1925 U.S. App. LEXIS 3270

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

DecidedOctober 21, 1925

DocketNo. 4621

StatusPublished

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Marmon Atlanta Co., Inc., of Georgia v. United States, 8 F.2d 267, 1925 U.S. App. LEXIS 3270 (5th Cir. 1925).

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PER CURIAM.

This is a libel under R.

S. § 3450 (Comp. St. § 6352) for the forfeiture of an automobile which was alleged to have been used by a person unknown to the district attorney in the removal and for the deposit and concealment of 54 gallons of distilled spirits with intent to defraud the United States of the tax thereon. The forfeiture, was resisted by the plaintiff in error, which set up a claim to the automobile, based upon a lien retained for the unpaid part of the purchase price on the sale of it by the claimant to one Hopkins. The case was submitted for decision by the court without a jury. The findings of the court included one to the effect that the asserted lien of the claimant was bona fide, and was created without the lienor having any notieo that the automobile was to be used for illegal transportation of liquor. The claim of the plaintiff in error was rejected, and the automobile was condemned, forfeited, and ordered to be sold at public sale.

The court’s rulings are not reconcilable with a recent decision of this court to the effect that, under the state of facts disclosed, the automobile was not forfeitable otherwise than under section 26 of the National Prohibition Act (41 Stat.• 315 [Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 10138%mm]), which preserves the rights of innoeent owners or lien-holders. United States v. Garth Motor Co. (C. C. A.) 4 F. (2d) 528.

Following that decision, the judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded +‘or a new trial.

Reversed.

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PER CURIAM.

This is a libel under R.

S. § 3450 (Comp. St. § 6352) for the forfeiture of an automobile which was alleged to have been used by a person unknown to the district attorney in the removal and for the deposit and concealment of 54 gallons of distilled spirits with intent to defraud the United States of the tax thereon. The forfeiture, was resisted by the plaintiff in error, which set up a claim to the automobile, based upon a lien retained for the unpaid part of the purchase price on the sale of it by the claimant to one Hopkins. The case was submitted for decision by the court without a jury. The findings of the court included one to the effect that the asserted lien of the claimant was bona fide, and was created without the lienor having any notieo that the automobile was to be used for illegal transportation of liquor. The claim of the plaintiff in error was rejected, and the automobile was condemned, forfeited, and ordered to be sold at public sale.

The court’s rulings are not reconcilable with a recent decision of this court to the effect that, under the state of facts disclosed, the automobile was not forfeitable otherwise than under section 26 of the National Prohibition Act (41 Stat.• 315 [Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 10138%mm]), which preserves the rights of innoeent owners or lien-holders. United States v. Garth Motor Co. (C. C. A.) 4 F. (2d) 528.

Following that decision, the judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded +‘or a new trial.

Reversed.

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