Berkery, Inc. v. United States

DoNLON, Judge:

While not precisely stated, it sufficiently appears from the official papers that plaintiffs protest the decision of the collector not to correct, on the original liquidation of certain raffia fiber imported at New York, a clerical error in the appraisement of the merchandise.

The facts as to clerical error are not in dispute, as the following exchange by counsel in open court shows:

Judge Donlon : Gentlemen, wbat issue does tbe protest raise ?

Mr. Gavin : Tbe protest claims that tbe liquidation on a value bigber than tbe actual value of tbe merchandise constitutes a clerical…