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UNITED STATES v. FIVE GAMBLING DEVICES

No. 1485-D.

153 F.Supp. 561 (1957)

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

United States District Court E. D. Illinois.

July 3, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Young, Asst. U. S. Atty., Danville, Ill., for libelant.

Edward G. Krantz, Chicago, Ill., and Foreman, Meachum & Clapper, Danville, Ill., for respondents.

PLATT, Chief Judge.

The United States, libelant in this libel action, seeks to condemn and have forfeited five machines as "gambling device[s]" which were allegedly transported in interstate commerce in violation of the Johnson Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1172.

The respondents stipulated that the machines in controversy were transported in interstate commerce. The only remaining question presented by the briefs of both libelant and respondents is the issue as...

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