Legal Opinion
William R. Milburn and Richard v. Thompson v. The United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 18, 1984No. 83-5248PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge:
Milburn and Thompson appeal the March 22, 1983 order of the District Court dismissing with prejudice their complaint against the United States. We vacate and remand.
Background
Milburn and Thompson jointly owned an aircraft. They rented it to a pilot, who flew it to the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies (Islands). On May 6, 1981, the Islands' government seized the aircraft because it had been used to transport narcotics in violation of the Islands’ laws. The aircraft was forfeited.
When the aircraft was seen in July of 1981 at Executive Airport in Fort…
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