United States v. Fred Whitaker Co.

JacKSOn, Judge,

delivered tbe opinion of the court:

The Government has appealed from a judgment of the United States Customs Court, First Division, pursuant to its decision, *21C. D. 1365, sustaining a protest of appellee against tbe action of tbe Collector of Customs at tbe port of Philadelphia in assessing for duty tbe clean content of an importation of 1,748 bales of raw wool, commonly known as “wool in tbe grease” or “greasy wool,” imported from Australia and entered October 17, 1947, weighing 552,312 pounds net, as reported by tbe Government weigher.

Paragraph 1102 (b) of the Tariff Act of…