Legal Opinion
Newstead v. United States
District Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided August 25, 1966No. 66 C 245(2)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MEREDITH, District Judge.
This matter is pending upon the motion of defendant to dismiss.
*251Plaintiff’s petition, the essential parts of which are set out below, named the United States as defendant and sought a writ of replevin to effect the return of plaintiff’s gun, allegedly seized by revenue agents.
The petition states in paragraph I:
“That on or about June 1st 1966 two agents of the Tobacco Alcohol Tax Division did illegally and unlawfully seize a 25 caliber gun without a warrant, and over my legal objection.”
In paragraph II, plaintiff alleges that a U. S. Attorney spoke these words…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bigby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- In Re BehrensCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Roger F. Vorachek v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Milkint v. MorgenthauCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by4 opinions
- S. Schonfeld Company, Inc. v. SS Akra TenaronDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1973
- Bambulas v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1971
- Vaden v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975
- United States v. Ten Firearms & Twenty-Four Rounds of AmmunitionDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1977