Oppenheimer v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This was an application by Oppenheimer & Terry, importers, for review of a decision of the board of United States general appraisers concerning certain importations of silk veils in the piece made by them. The decision of the board sustaining the action of the collector was affirmed by the circuit court. 61 Fed. 283. The importers appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The goods in question are silk veils in the piece. They come in rolls several yards in length, but are ornamented with a succession of borders, each surrounding a portion of the fabric of a size suitable for a veil. A series of veils are thus marked out, defined, and designated by these borders, and, although not separated from each other at the time of importation, are adapted for no other use than as veils, and only need cutting apart to make them completed veils. The dividing line of each separate veil is plainly indicated, and the fabric can be cut only between the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re MillsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1893
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