F. B. Vandegrift & Co. v. United States

WilsoN, Judge:

The merchandise here involved (plaintiff’s ex-

hibit 9) was invoiced as “MangaNese Dioxide (Manganese Ore Washed Ground Battery Manganese No. 2).” During the trial of the case, the materials were referred to by the plaintiff’s witnesses and counsel as manganese dioxide ore and activated manganese ore. It is admitted by both parties that the product is not manganese salt. An analysis of a sample of the merchandise by Government chemists showed it to contain 52.68 per centum “metallic manganese” (R. 27). Upon arrival in the United States, the imported material was not further…