Abouchar & Co. v. United States

Johnson, Judge:

This action involves the duty assessed upon certain Madeira linen embroidered articles. The plaintiff claims that the linen embroidered articles as set out in the affidavit of short shipment were not imported and that duty should not have been assessed thereon.

At th,e trial it was established that the regulations governing the short shipment of articles were complied with and the affidavits required by the regulations were admitted in evidence as collective exhibit 1 for the purpose of showing such compliance.

The president of the plaintiff company testified that he personally…