Armstrong v. Sisti

On the evening of October 22, 1920, certain officers and agents of the United States government acting under a search warrant issued by a United States Commissioner, seized a large quantity of liquor and a still which they found on premises occupied by the plaintiff. The defendant was engaged in the importation and sale at wholesale of groceries and other commodities. In connection with this business he had established under government regulation a private “ Customs Bonded Warehouse ” in a small storeroom which was partitioned off from a larger room on defendant’s premises. Access to this…