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Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States, 350 U.S. 488 (1956)
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Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States, 350 U.S. 488 (1956)
Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States No. 56 Argued February 27, 1956 Decided March 26, 1956 350 U.S. 488
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. Under 18 U.S.C. § 3617, providing conditions to the remission of forfeitures under liquor laws, the substance of the reply which petitioner finance company received from the Internal Revenue
Service regarding the automobile purchaser’s reputation as a liquor law violator satisfied that requirement of the statute, though the reply disclaimed knowledge of the purchaser’s reputation among state and local officers. Pp. 488-490.
2. Whatever may be the extent of the District Court’s discretionary power to deny remission of forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 3617, there was no occasion for its exercise in the circumstances of this case. Pp. 490-491.
218 F.2d 702 reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States, 350 U.S. 488 (1956) in 350 U.S. 488 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YZB3N5DY3D47DMH.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States, 350 U.S. 488 (1956), in 350 U.S. 488, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YZB3N5DY3D47DMH.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States, 350 U.S. 488 (1956). cited in 1956, 350 U.S. 488. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YZB3N5DY3D47DMH.
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