UNITED STATES v. McGOWAN

No. 138.

302 U.S. 535 (1938)

UNITED STATES v. McGOWAN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 3, 1938.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William H. Ramsey, with whom Solicitor General Reed, Assistant Attorney General McMahon, and Messrs. William W. Barron and W. Marvin Smith were on the brief, for the United States.

No appearance for claimants-respondents.*


MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Court of Appeals affirmed a decree of the District Court dismissing libel proceedings brought by the United States praying forfeiture of two automobiles used to carry intoxicants into the Reno (Nevada) Indian Colony.1 The proceedings were instituted under Title 25, U.S.C. § 247 which provides in part:2

"Automobiles or any other vehicles...

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