Holler v. United States

Keefe, Judge:

The merchandise here involved consists of fresh cabrilla and pinta fish caught in the Gulf of California. It was assessed for duty at 1 cent per pound under paragraph 717 (a) of the Tariff Act of 1930. The plaintiff claims that the fish are entitled to free entry under paragraph 1730 (a) as the product of American fisheries. The protests were consolidated and it was stipulated between counsel that the evidence produced in protest 919886-G would apply to all of the other protests appearing in the above caption.

The paragraphs in controversy, insofar as they are pertinent, provide…