McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. United States

Richardson, Judge:'

This action is before the court on rehearing following a decision and judgment rendered July 22, 1975, in C.D. 4604 (75 Cust. Ct. 6) wherein the court held, among other things, that the plaintiff-importer had failed to establish under its first cause of action entitlement to duty-free treatment in accordance with TSUS item 800.00 for the American-made components of the imported DC-9 airplane involved in the case. The court’s decision in this regard was predicated upon both procedural and substantive considerations.

On November 10, 1975, and at the instance of plaintiff, the…