Austin v. United States

This case involves the appeals of Austin, Nichols & Co. and various other importers whose protests were heard with that of Austin, *466Nichols & Co. b}^ the Board of General Appraisers. The importations appear to have been made in the years of 190T, 1908, and 1909, and the cases were decided by the board on the 11th day of August, 1910.

The sole question involved is whether the value of certain containers, enumerated by the board as follows: (1) Wooden casks containing coal-tar colors in the form of paste; (2) hermetically sealed cans containing Brussels sprouts, and earthenware receptacles known…