United States v. Machado

Evans, Judge:

This is an application for review of Reap. Dec. 4867 which involved an importation of Panama hats imported by Machado & Co. from Colombia, the date of exportation being March ' 22, 1937, which were entered at the port of New York on March 31, 1937.

The importer offered in evidence an affidavit made by Alejandro Cadavid E., to which the Government made formal objection and the judge sitting at the hearing made the following ruling:

Let it be filed subject to its materiality, relevancy, and competency.

Thereupon the affidavit in question was marked plaintiff’s exhibit 1. It is in the…