United States v. 100 Pieces, More or Less, Style 200, Artificial Knees

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THURMOND CLARKE, Chief Judge.

This is an action for forfeiture of certain orthopedic'devices. The Government, in its libel of information, alleges the claimant Eugene Wagner introduced the devices into commerce of the United States by means of false statements as to the country of origin. The claimant’s position is that the country of origin was correctly designated.

The libeled merchandise consists of 299 artificial knees from a shipment of 300 sent from Sissach, Switzerland, and ultimately received at claimant’s place of business in Salt Lake City, Utah. (One of the devices…