Eggers & Heinlein, Inc. v. United States

Sullivan, Judge:

In this case there is a single question involved, that is, whether it is proper to allow $8.95 for the weighing of the merchandise at the warehouse of the purchaser in the city of New York.. It appears that the merchandise, consisting of hides, was transported from Nicaragua to New York, and entered at the United States value of 9 cents per pound. The merchandise remained on the pier practically six days, and on the sixth day was taken from the pier to the warehouse of the purchaser, and there weighed; and the question at issue is whether or not this weighing cost is a part of…