Legal Opinion
Golder v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided September 19, 1988No. 525-83CPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FUTEY, Judge.
This action arises from a seizure of a Cessna Aircraft by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency pursuant to the Controlled Substance Act, 21 U.S.C. § 881. The aircraft was subsequently released to the primary lienholder, General Electric Credit Corporation of Tennessee, which successfully petitioned the United States Department of Justice for remission and mitigation. Thereafter, a jury found against forfeiture in a government instituted action against the aircraft. Plaintiffs in this action claim that the seizure and release of the aircraft, in which they had a…
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