United States v. 1 DOZEN BOTTLES, ETC.

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

The United States filed a libel for the seizure and condemnation of a quantity of drugs called Boncquet tablets, which had been shipped in interstate commerce from Glendale, California, to Baltimore, Maryland, on the ground that the goods were misbranded within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of June 25, 1938, 21 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq. The goods were attached and J. Paul Elliott, receiver of Boncquet Laboratories, by appointment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, filed an answer as claimant and prayed that the libel be…