United States v. One 1976 Lincoln Mark IV, Serial 6Y89A876578 Michigan License TWP 951

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND OPINION

COHILL, District Judge.

This Court has before it a difficult decision to make between the Government’s action for the forfeiture of one 1976 Lincoln Mark IV and the claim to the car by its owner, Paul B. Kallaway, who was totally uninvolved in the criminal activity giving rise to the Government’s action against the car.

FINDINGS OF FACT

The facts were developed at a hearing held before this Court. We find the following to have been established by stipulation and/or by testimony:

From July 6,1977 to the present, Paul B. Kallaway (“Kallaway”) has been…