Duche v. United States

Ekwall, Judge:

The issues in this case have been before this court and the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on numerous occasions. Plaintiff imported from China a quantity of dried egg yolk and dried egg albumen upon which duty was assessed at the rate of 27 cents per pound under the provisions of paragraph 713 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by Presidential proclamation, T. D. 44997, issued under authority of section 336 of said tariff act. It is claimed on behalf of the plaintiff that said Presidential proclamation is illegal, null, and void, because, it is alleged, it is based…