Legal Opinion

Charles Garcia & Co. v. United States

United States Customs Court

Decided June 23, 1960No. C.D. 2187PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mollison, Judge:

The plaintiff in this case imported certain spinning reels used by sport fishermen. Each reel is so made that a spool containing fishing line may be quickly and easily attached or detached from the part containing the mechanism for reeling in or releasing the amount of line desired to be used when engaging in fishing. With each reel was packaged two spools, of construction, material, and line capacity different from each other. One spool, of smaller capacity than the other, is made of plastic and is used for what is termed “light” fishing, i.e., for comparatively small fish,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Altman & Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1925
  2. Schweitzer v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1928
  3. Norma Co. of America v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1915
  4. Charles Garcia & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1956

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Unimark Photo, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1961
  2. Mader v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1969
  3. Miniature Fashions, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1965
  4. Charles Garcia & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1967

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