United States v. Wing Wo Chong
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Tliis is an appeal from a decision of the circuit court, Southern district of New York, reversing a decision of the board of general appraisers, which affirmed a decision of the collector of the port of New York. 91 Fed. 687.
1Opinion of the Court
LAGOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The merchandise comprised 10 cases of what the protest of the importer calls “dried lychee,” imported from China. The lychee, or lichi, is a Chinese fruit; and the sample discloses an outer shell, about the thickness and consistency of that of a paper-shell almond, inclosing an inner edible portion about the consistency of a prune or raisin, with a pit about the size of a cherry stone.
The tariff act of July 24, 1897, under which the articles were imported, contains the following paragraphs:
“Par. 202. Apples, peaches, quinces, cherries, plums and pears, green or ripe,…
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