Cauley v. United States

LARKINS, District Judge:

SUMMARY

This is an interesting story about fish and illicit distilleries.

This cause comes before the Court, without a jury by a citizen and resident of the United States, State of North Carolina, and County of Wayne, against, the United States, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b), as amended-

Plaintiff asserts that employees of the Treasury Department attached to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit destroyed, by means of dynamite an illicit distillery and related containers of mash or fermenters containing 7,200 gallons of…