United States v. Godwin
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
This was an application by the United States for the review of a decision of the board of general appraisers reversing the action of the collector in respect to the classification for duty of certain merchandise imported by Godwin’s Sons.
1Opinion of the Court
WHEELER, District Judge.
The act of 1894 provided for a duty on: “59. All medicinal preparations, not specially provided for in this act, twenty-five per centum ad valorem;” and put on the free list: “470. Drugs, suck as barks, beans, berries, balsams, * * * gums, * * * which are not edible, and which have not been advanced in condition by refining and grinding, or by other process of manufacture.” This article is a powder from the juice of the papaw melon, caught in pans, dried in the sun, sifted to take out foreign substances, packed in tins, and exported. It is not used, nor fit, for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Frazee v. MoffittU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1882
- United States v. MerckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1895
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- Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Co. v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1899
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