United States v. Merck
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here upon appeal from a decision of the Circuit Court reversing a decision of the Board of General Appraisers, which sustained the collector’s classification for duty of certain merchandise imported under Act July 24, 1897, c. 11, 30 Stat. 151 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1026).
1Per curiam
The article in question, “euquinine,” is, as its name implies, a preparation more or less directly from cinchona bark, for use in medicine. Its medicinal qualities are substantially the same as those of sulphate of quinia and other preparations from the same, source. The physical qualities have been so modified that the bitter taste, usually characteristic of quinine preparations, has been eliminated, and the disagreeable sensation in the ears, which often accompanies the administration of quinine, is also avoided. Alcohol is used in its preparation. The collector classified it under—
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2Cited by2 opinions
- Merck v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1915
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