Marco Importing Co. v. United States

Keefe, Judge:

This is an action for the recovery of duties assessed upon certain cognac in bottles found broken upon their arrival in Chicago, the port of destination, after having been shipped from New York upon an immediate transportation entry. The collector allowed for breakage reported as having occurred upon arrival of the importing vessel at the port of New York but failed to allow for breakage happening while in transit from New York to Chicago. The plaintiff claims that an additional allowance should have been made by reason of such breakage in transit between New York and Chicago.'

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