Sekov Corp. v. United States

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

The appeal is from a judgment condemning fifteen cartons of Sekov Reducer, an alleged remedy for obesity. The trial court found that the product had been falsely labeled and misbranded and shipped in interstate commerce contrary to the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq., § 334, § 352(a), (f), and (j). The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the trial court are included in a published opinion, United States v. Fifteen Cartons, More or Less, of Sekov Reducer, D.C., 45 F.Supp. 52.

The Sekov Reducer containers bore a…