Snell v. Brown

FRUGÉ, Judge ad hoc.

On or about August 1, 1957 officers of the State Police acting under order of the Superintendent of State Police defendant herein, confiscated 3 console type machines from the plaintiff’s place of business in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, purportedly under the Authority of Act 231 of 1928 and transported the said machines to State Police Headquarters at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where they have continuously since that date remained under the custody and control of the defendant herein. Subsequently, this suit for a declaratory judgment was brought by Hugh…