Dobbs v. United States

Lawrence, Judge:

It appears from the record in this case that an automobile of English manufacture had been imported into San Juan, Puerto Rico, and later shipped from San Juan to the Virgin Islands.

At the trial, plaintiff, who was not represented by counsel, stated that while he was in the Virgin Islands and desiring an English car he purchased the one in controversy from a dealer there who, in turn, had procured it from an agent of the manufacturer in San Juan. Subsequently, plaintiff caused the car to be shipped from the Virgin Islands and entered at Miami, Fla.

Upon arrival at Miami, the…