Benrus Watch Co. v. United States

LawRENCe, Judge:

This cause of action presents for our determination the question whether the collector of customs properly withheld delivery to the plaintiffs of certain watch movements, imported from Switzerland, on the ground that they were not accurately marked, as required by applicable provisions of the statute quoted, infra.

The jurisdiction of the court was invoked by the protests specified below, duly filed pursuant to. section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1514), which were consolidated for trial:

Protest 62/1791 — Benrus Watch Company, Inc.

Protest 62/1792 — Wittnauer…