Rice & Co. v. United States

Johnson, Judge:

This is a protest against the collector’s assessment of duty on 33 casks containing onions in brine at 15 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 775 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T. D. 51802. It is claimed that the casks are of American manufacture and are entitled to free entry under paragraph 1615 of the said tariff act, as amended by the Customs Administrative Act of 1938.

When the case was called for trial, there was no appearance on the part of the plaintiff and counsel for the Government stated:

I have a letter from the…