Littlejohn v. United States

TOWNSEND, District Judge.

Upon sundry importations of sago flour, duty was assessed under the provisions of paragraph 285 of the tariff act of 1897 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1653], for “starch, in-*484eluding all preparations from whatever substance produced, fit for use as starch.” The importers protested, claiming that the article was either free under various paragraphs of the act, the only one necessary now to be considered being the claim that it was free of duty as “sago, crude,” under paragraph 652 of said Act [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1687], or was dutiable only at one-fourth cent per…