Kreutz v. United States

DISSENTING OPINION

Gb,aham, Presiding Judge:

I am unable to agree with the opinion of the majority in this case. The question which arises here is one of very serious import to the customs service. As I view it, it is, in brief, whether the importer of impure or dangerous drugs or foods may evade the laws which have been provided for the protection of our people and may be permitted to substitute his own methods of attempted compliance therewith.

The appellant imported ergot, a well-known abortifacient drug. The collector estimated duties upon it from a sample taken at the wharf. The goods had…