Freudenheim v. United States

Ekwall, Judge:

This case involved an importation of diamonds from Antwerp. Plaintiff claims that due to a clerical error the diamonds were invoiced at $278 instead of $228 per carat. The case has been submitted on all the official papers, including the collector’s letter of transmittal. The collector’s letter is as follows:

This protest is lodged against the liquidation of the Collector which is based upon a value claimed by the protestant to be the result of a clerical error in the preparation of the invoice.

The invoice shows an item of 3.16 carats of diamonds at a unit value of $278 per…