United States v. Zwyns

This appeal was taken by the Government from the judgment of the United States Customs Court, First Division, entered pursuant to its decision, C. D. 1279.

Appellee, Leonard Zwyns, during the period beginning September 30 and ending October 25, 1946, made entry at Blaine, Washington, a subport of Seattle, of 15 different lots of merchandise invoiced as “fresh salmon eggs.” The shipments, alleged to weigh 32,280 pounds, were covered by invoices attached to the entries, and all of the invoices and all of the entries bore the notation “Unfit for Human Consumption.”

The invoices were prepared by…