Legal Opinion

United States v. One Package

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 7, 1936No. 62PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The United States filed this libel against a package containing 120 vaginal pessaries more or less, alleged to be imported contrary to section 305(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.A. § 1305 (a). From the decree dismissing the libel the United States has appealed. In our opinion the decree should be affirmed.

The claimant Dr. Stone is a New York physician who has been licensed to practice for sixteen years and has specialized in gynecology. The package containing pessaries was sent to her by a physician in Japan for the purpose of trying them in her…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Youngs Rubber Corporation v. CI Lee & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
  2. People v. . SangerNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
  3. Bours v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1915

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. 31 Photographs 4¾" X 7"District Court, S.D. New York · 1957
  2. United States v. West Coast News CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1964
  3. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  4. United States v. HelbockDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1948
  5. United States v. NicholasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938

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