Legal Opinion

Wells v. United States

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided December 21, 1916No. 1685PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Board of United States General Appraisers, Abstract 38869.

1Opinion of the CourtBarber, Judge

The importation in this case was made at the port of New York and while the tariff act of August 5, 1909, was in force. The first question made upon the record is that the protest is deficient in that it does not state under what paragraph the claim for free entry is made.

' Before the Board of General Appraisers the United States moved to dismiss the protest upon the above ground and the board sustained the motion, saying in substance that a close scrutiny of the protest paper showed that the figures “626” were typewritten after the word “paragraph” in that part of the protest pointing out…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Whitney v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Miller v. THE SHIP RESOLUTION, AND INGERSOLLSupreme Court of the United States · 1781
  3. Grandmange v. SchellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1887
  4. Abegg v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1896
  5. Herman v. SchellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1884

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Allison v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1922
  2. United States v. Wedemann & Godknecht, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975
  3. Yee Chong Lung & Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1922
  4. Baylis Bros. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1975
  5. Lloyd v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1941

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