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UNITED STATES v. FIVE GAMBLING DEVICES

No. 12136.

252 F.2d 210 (1958)

UNITED STATES of America, Libelant-Appellee, v. FIVE GAMBLING DEVICES, alias "Circus" Machines, Al Cross and Harold Brown, d/b/a United Distributing Company, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

February 18, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray M. Foreman, Danville, Ill. (Edward G. Krantz, Chicago, Ill., on the brief), for respondents-appellants.

C. M. Raemer, U. S. Atty., E. St. Louis, Ill., Charles R. Young, Asst. U. S. Atty., Danville, Ill., for appellee.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and HASTINGS and PARKINSON, Circuit Judges.

HASTINGS, Circuit judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court condemning as forfeited to the United States five "Circus" machines pursuant to 15 U.S.C.A. § 1177, on the ground that they were gambling devices within the meaning of 15 U.S.C. A. § 1171, which had been transported in interstate commerce in violation of 15 U.S.C.A. § 1172.

The action below was a libel of information filed by the United States (libelant-appellee)...

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