McFadden v. Downriver Area Narcotics Organization

This cause arises out of a jeopardy tax assessment and seizure of moneys. Plaintiffs McFadden and McDaniel appeal from an order of the Wayne County Circuit Court issued December 21, 1977, which dismissed plaintiffs’ complaint. Plaintiffs’ complaint sought the return of $5,800, initially confiscated from plaintiff McDaniel following his arrest by the Downriver Area Narcotics Organization, and later seized by defendant Michigan Department of Treasury pursuant to a jeopardy tax assessment and levy against plaintiff McDaniel. Plaintiff McFadden, an attorney at law, claimed ownership of such money…