Grimm

Court of Claims, jurisdiction. — Plaintiff sues to recover the value of an automobile seized in Ornaba, Nebraska, in 1962, by representatives of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, United States Treasury Department, the forfeiture being pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 782 because of the car’s use in violation of 49 U.S.C. §781. Plaintiff was indicted for violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5851, relating to illegal possession of firearms, and forfeiture proceedings were instituted at about the same time. In the criminal trial involving plaintiff’s alleged violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5851 relating to the illegal…