Wakefield v. United States

Pee Cueiam:

In this case appellant obtained a judgment in his favor rendered by the Second Division of the United States Customs Court. In due time, the Government filed a motion for rehearing, which was granted by the same judges of said court who had rendered the judgment (one judge dissenting). Appellant is here appealing from the action of the court in granting, a rehearing.

Some of the assignments of error go to the proposition that the court abused its discretion in granting a rehearing under the circumstances stated. Other assignments question the jurisdiction of the court to grant a…