SMITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 16965.

403 F.2d 448 (1968)

Joe Garrison SMITH, Petitioner Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

November 18, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Garrison Smith, pro se.

Alfred W. Moellering, U. S. Atty., Joseph F. Eichhorn, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Wayne, Ind., for appellee.

Before CASTLE, Chief Judge, SWYGERT and KERNER, Circuit Judges.


SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the respondent, United States of America. In his petition, Joe Garrison Smith sought the return of approximately $400 confiscated by the Government. The petitioner alleged that he was the owner of the amount in question and that these funds had been seized at his residence in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 19, 1966 by Government agents.

In its motion for summary judgment, the Government...

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