Bockmann v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Appeal from a decision affirming a decision of the Board of General Appraisers — G. A. 6,298 (T. D. 27,157) — which affirmed the action of the collector.
1Opinion of the Court
NOYES, Circuit Judge.
The merchandise in question is what is generally called “Hauteville stone.” It is a limestone, and takes its-name from the district in France where it is quarried. It is extensively used for building purposes abroad and, to a limited extent, for such purposes in this country. The tariff precludes its extensive use for building purposes here. The present importation is in the form of undressed blocks.
The importer claims that the merchandise is undressed limestone, and comes within paragraph 117 of the tariff act of 1897, c. 11, § 1, Schedule B, 30 Stat. 159 [U. S. Comp.…
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