George H. Hughes v. James Johnson

MERRILL, Circuit Judge.

Appellees are federal game wardens. Appellants are the owners of the Gridley Poultry Market, located in Gridley, California, which engages in the business of cold storage of game birds of hunters. The action is brought to recover from appellees damages allegedly suffered by appellants by virtue of appellees’ trespass in an unlawful search for and seizure of game birds in appellants’ possession.

Appellants sought compensatory damages for loss of business and business reputation and false imprisonment. They also sought punitive damages. Alleging that such trespasses have…