GENERAL IMPORT CO. v. U.S.

No. 811.

286 U.S. 70 (1932)

GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT CO., INC. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 2, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Milton R. Kroopf, with whom Mr. Louis Halle was on the brief, for petitioner.

Assistant Attorney General Youngquist, with whom Solicitor General Thacher, and Messrs. Arthur W. Henderson and Paul D. Miller were on the brief, for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE CARDOZO delivered the opinion of the Court.

The steamship "Sebastopol" was seized by Coast Guard Officers in the harbor of New York while carrying an unmanifested cargo of intoxicating liquors. The master of the vessel did not produce a manifest for the cargo when a manifest was demanded by the boarding officer. Thereafter a libel of information was filed by the Government under §§ 584 and 594 of the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases