Legal Opinion
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 4, 1995No. 95-1124PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States Customs Service classified Norfolk & Western Railway Company’s (N & W’s) watercraft used to carry railroad cars as ferries and assessed appropriate user fees. The Court of International Trade upheld the classification. Norfolk & W. Ry. v. United States, 869 F.Supp. 974, 983 (Ct.Int’l Trade 1994). Because N & W’s watercraft are ferries under the plain language of the classification statute, this court affirms.
BACKGROUND
Customs collects user fees on watercraft entering the United States from Canada. 19 U.S.C. § 58c (1988 & Supp. V 1993). Customs classifies…
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