William J. Oberle, Inc. v. United States

EvaNS, Judge:

This is an action against the United States in which the plaintiff seeks to recover money claimed to have been paid in excess of the amount due on an importation of okra from Cuba. The plaintiff claims that he should have been allowed the rate of duty provided for in the Cuban Trade Agreement (T. D. 47232). The collector of customs at the port of entry assessed duty at the rate of 50 per centum ad valorem under the provisions of paragraph 774 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with a reduction of 20 per centum under the terms of the Commercial Reciprocity Treaty between the United States…