UNITED STATES v. SPECIFIED QUANTITIES OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS

No. 382.

7 F.2d 835 (1925)

UNITED STATES v. SPECIFIED QUANTITIES OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

June 1, 1925.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emory R. Buckner, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Francis A. McGurk, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff in error.

Sanford H. Cohen, of New York City, for claimant and defendant in error.

Before HOUGH, MANTON, and HAND, Circuit Judges.


HOUGH, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).

Whether these prohibition matters are properly treated like revenue seizures, or whether cases like this, called by the amazing name of "common-law libels in rem," are forbidden (United States v. Franzione, 286 F. 769, 52 App. D. C. 307) by the statute, are questions suggested but not raised by this record.

If the facts shown without contradiction on the motion herein had been proved at a trial, the...

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