UNITED STATES v. RENT-A-CAR SERVICE OF FLORIDA

No. 16084.

239 F.2d 379 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. RENT-A-CAR SERVICE OF FLORIDA, Inc., Claimant of One 1951 G.M.C. Truck, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 11, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. David Rosen, Asst. U. S. Atty., James L. Guilmartin, U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for appellant.

Joseph M. Paniello, Gregory, Cours & Paniello, Tampa, Fla., for appellee.

Before RIVES, TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the Government from an order of the trial court in an automobile condemnation case forfeiting the vehicle and then remitting it to its owner, Rent-A-Car Service of Florida, Inc.

On September 22, 1954, Rent-A-Car Company rented the truck in question to one Julian L. Blizzard. At that time Blizzard had been arrested and was under indictment for possessing and transporting nontax-paid liquor. The company did not make...

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