A & D International, Inc., a Florida Corporation v. United States of America and M & H Brokerage, Inc.

THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Appellant seeks reversal of the district court’s judgment for the defendants. Plaintiff claimed the loss of certain valuable gems taken into custody by the United States Customs Service in Miami, Florida due to the negligence of that department or of defendant M & H Brokerage, Inc. The gems were submitted to Customs pursuant to a customs declaration by one of plaintiff’s agents and later transferred to the brokerage firm for appraisal. We affirm the district court’s determination that neither defendant was negligent.

Facts

Plaintiff and defendant M & H Brokerage,…