Kaskel v. United States

The question involved in this case is the dutiable status of knitted silk mufflers, which were classified by the collector of customs at the port of New York as wearing apparel and assessed for duty at 60 per *39cent ad valorem under that part of paragraph. 402 of the tariff act of 1909, which reads as follows:

402. Laces, * * * clothing, ready made, and articles of wearing apparel of every description, including knit goods, made up or manufactured in whole or in part by the tailor, seamstress, or manufacturer; all of the foregoing composed of silk, * * * or of which silk is the component…