Chanda v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Petitioner Eugene Michael Chanda appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County denying his motion for a new trial in his action in trespass against the Pennsylvania State Police.

Chanda’s claim against the State Police stems from the seizure in June of 1978 of an automobile titled to Chanda. The automobile, a 1977 Cadillac which Chanda purchased in March of 1978 from a private individual he met at a hotel cocktail lounge, was seized pursuant to a search warrant issued upon information that the vehicle had been stolen from New York on…