Legal Opinion
United States v. Utex International Inc., and Sentry Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 8, 1988No. 87-1414PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
In this action on a surety bond brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1582(2), Sentry Insurance Company appeals the judgment of the United States Court of International Trade, awarding liquidated damages to the United States in the amount of $11,718. 1 We reverse.
Background
Utex International Inc. (“Utex”) imported from India, through the Port of New York, 115 cartons of frozen shrimp. On February 1, 1980 the goods were released to Utex on the posting by Sentry Insurance Company (“Sentry”) of a Single Entry Immediate Delivery and Consumption Entry Bond.
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