“South Dakota v. Fifteen Impounded Cats” is one of those fairly common in rem cases with an amusing caption. Would you really be surprised if the cats won? [Lowering the Bar, which has the best list I’ve seen of comical case names]
P.S. On a more serious note, many of these cases are attempted forfeitures with the associated due process problems [The Economist]
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“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?”
“Meow.”
Plus, where do we find a jury of their peers?