United States v. Frederick Pustet Co.

Frederick Pustet Co. (Inc.), the appellee in this case, in 1926 made an importation of “14 Stations, Way of the Cross.” The importa*222tion was made for certain individuals who were pfesenting this work of art to St. Pius Church of Cincinnati, Ohio. Consumption entry was filed at the port of Cincinnati, August 25, 1926, and upon its face recited that the material was “imported expressly for presentation to St. Pius Church, an institution established solely for religious purposes, not for sale.”

The work consists, as we understand, of 14 “Stations,” made up of small pieces of genuine Venetian…