Legal Opinion
Lobsitz v. United States
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided May 22, 1896PublishedCited by 2 opinions
This was an appeal by S. Lofositz from a decision of the board of appraisers as to the classification for duty of certain merchandise imported by him.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, District Judge.
The articles in question are camel’s hair noils. They were classified for duty under paragraph 388 of the act of 1890, which is as follows:
“388. On noils, shoddy, top waste, slubbing waste, roving waste, yarn waste, gametted waste and all other wastes composed wholly or in part of wool, the duty shall be thirty cents per pound.”
The importer protested, claiming that they are dutiable as camel’s hair of the second class, under paragraphs 377 and 384 of said act, or as waste, under paragraph 472. The latter claim was not pressed on the argument. It is clear that the…
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