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DOHERTY v. UNITED STATES

No. 416-70.

500 F.2d 540 (1974)

Edwin James DOHERTY v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

July 19, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary G. Quintiere, Washington, D.C., attorney of record for plaintiff. Miller & Chevalier, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Leslie H. Wiesenfelder, Washington, D. C., with whom was Acting Asst. Atty. Gen. Irving Jaffe, for defendant.

Before DAVIS, KASHIWA, and KUNZIG, Judges.

ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION AND DEFENDANT'S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

DAVIS, Judge:

Plaintiff sues for just compensation for the alleged taking by federal law enforcement officers of his camper-bodied pick-up truck and personal belongings. The vehicle, with its contents, was declared forfeited to the United States because of its use in smuggling marijuana into this country from Mexico. The forfeiture is attacked as a deprivation of property invalid under...

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