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TRI-PHARMACY, INCORPORATED v. UNITED STATES

127 S.E.2d 89 (1962)

203 Va. 723

TRI-PHARMACY, INCORPORATED et al. v. UNITED STATES of America et al. UNITED STATES of America v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

August 31, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl J. Batter, Jr., Washington, D. C. (Karl G. Sorg, Arlington, Carl J. Batter, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellants.

Giora Ben-Horin, Washington, D. C., for appellee, United States of America.

M. Harris Parker, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellee, Commonwealth of Virginia.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON and CARRICO, JJ.

BUCHANAN, Justice.

The questions presented by the appeals in these two cases are whether the Commonwealth had the right to forfeit certain money and other personal property on the ground that it was used in connection with the operation of a lottery, and whether such right, if established, is superior to the liens of the United States for taxes.

On October 21, 1957, officers of the Arlington county, Virginia, police department, possessed of a search warrant...

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