Legal Opinion
Barr v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 5, 1945No. 287PublishedCited by 447 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The question in this case is the proper rate at which the currency of the invoice of imported goods should be converted into United States dollars under § 522 (c) of the Tariff Act of 1930. 46 Stat. 739, 31 U. S. C. § 372 (c).
On May 13, 1940, petitioner imported into the United States at the port of New York certain woolen fabrics which had been exported from England on May 3, 1940. Payment for the merchandise was made with pounds sterling purchased through the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York in the New York market for cable transfer. The Collector of Customs converted the pounds sterling of…
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