UNITED STATES v. TEN EROTIC PAINTINGS

No. 14566.

432 F.2d 420 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. TEN EROTIC PAINTINGS Identified as George Brosz (Sic), Melle, Water Color, Japanese Painting on Silk, Peverelli, Painting on Crepe Paper, Karel Appel, Indian (Sic) Ink Drawing, Indian Painting, Chinese Painting, Hans Bellemen, (Sic) Drawing, Anonymous French Etching, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Mahony, Atty., Department of Justice (Will Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., and William S. Sessions, Atty., Department of Justice, on the brief), for appellant.

Michael J. Milton, Baltimore Md. (Sheldon H. Braiterman, Baltimore, Md. and Harriet F. Pilpel, New York City, on the brief), for appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, BUTZNER, Circuit Judge, and LEWIS, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Summary judgment was granted to the claimants in this proceeding under 19 U.S.C.A. § 1305 for the forfeiture of ten paintings and drawings which the claimants sought to import into this country. The paintings and drawings are part of a much larger collection of erotic art which the claimants, the Drs. Kronhausen, have assembled and which have been shown in museums in Scandinavia.

The paintings and drawings are very explicit in their showing...

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