United States v. 893 One-Gallon Cans

LEAHY, District Judge.

A libel was filed which sought seizure and condemnation of certain cáns containing poultry medicine. The articles were shipped from Pennsylvania into Delaware. The libel charges misbranding of the product within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of June 25, 1938.1 The Marshal made seizure. The claimants, who were in possession of the articles, filed an answer denying the property was misbranded. The manufacturer, Edgar W. Brown, an individual engaged in business under the name of “Brown’s Poultry Products Co.”, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was…