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WESTFALL OLDSMOBILE v. UNITED STATES

No. 16346.

243 F.2d 409 (1957)

WESTFALL OLDSMOBILE, Inc., Claimant, etc., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 26, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horace C. Hall, Horace C. Hall, III, Hall & Hall, Laredo, Tex., for appellant.

Minor Morgan, Asst. U. S. Atty., John C. Ford, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and BORAH and TUTTLE, Circuit Judges.

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

The facts underlying this proceeding and appeal may be thus summarized. United States Customs Agent, Tom B. Wagner, received information at Laredo, Texas, on January 19, 1956, relating to the 1955 Oldsmobile Sedan in question. Agent Wagner observed the automobile coming from Mexico and followed it for a time but lost contact. He afterward arranged for a statewide lookout through the Texas Department of Public Safety. At about 1:00 A.M. the...

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