UNITED STATES v. ONE 1966 VOLKSWAGEN 2-DOOR SEDAN

No. 73-1223.

490 F.2d 381 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America v. ONE 1966 VOLKSWAGEN 2-DOOR SEDAN SERIAL NUMBER NR-116243839, Gregory Robert, registered owner of the defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 28, 1973.

As Amended January 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert J. Stern, U. S. Atty., for the D. New Jersey, Bernard S. Davis, Asst. U. S. Atty., Newark, N.J., for appellee.

Camden Regional Legal Services, Inc., Camden, N.J., for appellant; Allen S. Zeller, Camden, N.J., of counsel.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and HUNTER and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Chief Judge.

This appeal arises from the seizure and attempted forfeiture of a vehicle pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 781, 782 (1970). The vehicle's owner appeals from the dismissal of his counterclaim seeking damages for loss of use of the vehicle from its seizure by the United States until its return to him.

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