Ziade v. United States

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Board of General Appraisers in reappraisements Nos. 29998-A, 29999-A, 30144-A, 30767-A, 30768-A, 31473-A, 35242-A, 35463-A, 35464-A, 35465-A, 35466-A, 38659-A, 38660-A, and 38882-A.

Imported merchandise, consisting of lace articles, was entered at the prices stated in the invoices. The' local appraiser advanced the entered values 25 per. centum. The importer appealed to reappraisement.

On the trial before the general appraiser the importer testified that he purchased the imported articles from the firm of Ziade & Morai, of Paris, France; that he…