Wanamaker v. United States

Paragraph 1420 of the Tariff Act of 1922 contains, among others, the following provisions:

* * * articles of wearing apparel of ever}1' description partly or wholly manufactured, composed wholly or in chief value of hides or skins of cattle of the bovine species, or of dog or goat skins, and not specially provided for, 15 per *94centum ad valorem; articles of wearing apparel of every description wholly or in part manufactured, composed wholly or in chief value of fur, not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad valorem.

The question here is whether dyed kid-skin jackets should be assessed…