United States v. Monroe-Goldkamp Co.

Bland, Judge,

delivered tlie opinion of the court:

The United States has appealed from the judgment of the Board of United States General Appraisers (now United States Customs Court), which sustained the importer’s protest against the demand and collection of $5, which, according to the contention of the Government, was collected as liquidated damages on account of appellee’s failure to comply with the conditions of the “term entry bond” given at the port of St. Louis, Mo., to insure the production to the collector of customs of all documents, and the compliance with all the conditions required…