Davis v. Griswell

This was a suit to enjoin a sheriff from confiscating beer and the vehicle carrying it, upon the ground that at the time of the seizure the beer and the vehicle were being employed by the plaintiff in interstate commerce. After hearing evidence, the judge refused an interlocutory injunction, and the plaintiff excepted. Held:

1. Under the pleadings and the evidence the judge was not required as a matter of law to find that the beer and the vehicle were being employed in interstate commerce. The evidence disclosed circumstances in view of which the judge was authorized to discredit the…