Turner v. United States

Donlon, Judge:

The principal issue before us in these two suits, consolidated for trial, is an issue of law. It may be summarized as follows: Whether the cost of carting general orders merchandise from the place of unlading to the place where the collector holds the merchandise in his custody, which Congress has made an expense that is to be paid by the consignee of the merchandise if and when entry is completed, is to be such a cartage cost as is reasonable under the circumstances and not excessive.

There is a subsidiary issue of fact. If we hold that Congress intended that the expense of…