New York Merchandise Co. v. United States

Ekwall, Judge:

These protests which arose at the port -of Los Angeles, Calif., allege as follows:

Your liquidation is invalid because based upon a void and illegal appraisement. You did not designate, nor did the examiner and appraiser; examine, at least one out of 10 packages as provided for in section 499.

These protests are before us on rehearing, having been decided adversely to the importer’s contention in a decision reported in 6 Cust. Ct. 75, C. D. 430. When the case was originally before the court no testimony was offered in support of the claims made in the pleadings and the court ruled…