Legal Opinion

Carling Electric Co., (Carlingswitch, Inc.) v. The United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided March 21, 1985No. Appeal 84-1532PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

Appeal from a decision of the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) sustaining Customs’ classification and dismissing Carling Electric Company’s (Car-ling’s) complaint. Carling Electric Co. (Carlingswitch, Inc.) v. United States, 592 F.Supp. 667 (Ct.Int’l Trade 1984). We affirm.

Background

Two articles of merchandise were imported from Mexico and entered at the Port of Brownsville, Texas in 1976. The first was a small light bulb in a socket with two wire conductors extending from the socket (light). 1 The second was a small housing containing a switch and a light…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Trans-Atlantic Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
  2. E. Green & Son (New York), Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
  3. Amersham Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1983
  4. Amersham Corporation v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  5. Fedtro, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. E.M. Chemicals v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
  2. Sears Roebuck & Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
  3. Traveler Trading Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1989
  4. Austin Chemical Company, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  5. E.M. Chemicals v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1989

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