Legal Opinion
Doherty v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided July 19, 1974No. 416-70PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
Plaintiff sues for just compensation for the alleged taking *37by federal law enforcement officers of his camper-bodied pick-up truck and personal belongings. The vehicle, with its contents, was declared forfeited to the United States because of its use in smuggling marijuana into this country from Mexico. The forfeiture is attacked as a deprivation of property invalid under the Fifth Amendment unless compensated, and the seizure of the vehicle and contents is also said to be illegal under the Fourth Amendment. There are cross-motions for summary judgment; the facts are undisputed and…
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- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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