My favorite such lunacy remains "State of Texas v. One Gold Crucifix". [1]

[1] https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22state%20of%20...

My personal favorite is "United states v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins". [1]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Approximately_...

Offtopic, but from the second result, looks like TheWire is using Python (and is having issues with tuples):

  (u'The Booming Business of Civil Forfeitures',) - The Wire

This reminds me of when Europe used to prosecute animals for killing people and destroying property:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_trial