Legal Opinion
American Smelting & Refining Co. v. United States
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 25, 1926No. 2650PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGraham, Presiding Judge
The appellant, American Smelting & Refining Co., imported, December 23, 1922, at Perth Amboy, N. J., two lots of crude ore, which ores contained silver, lead, zinc, and other metallic elements. On wet assay, without deduction, they were found and reported by the Government assayer to contain the following percentages of lead and zinc:
Lead Zinc
40 bags_ 35.10 ' 34.00
260 bags_ 23. 40 38. 80
The appellant owns and operates at Perth Amboy, N. J., a lead smelting and refining plant duly designated as a bonded smelting warehouse under the provisions of section 312 of the Tariff Act of 1922,…
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- In re Guggenheim Smelting Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1903
- In re Guggenheim Smelting Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1903
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