Superfos v. United States

This appeal is taken under section 563 of the Tariff Act of 1922 from the judgment of the Board of United States General Appraisers (now United States Customs Court), which judgment sustained an application for abatement made under said section to the extent of the per centum of damage reported by the appraising officer, but denied the application where no specific percentage of damage was reported.

At the trial below, the case was submitted on the record as it came from the collector.

The papers consisted of:

1. The importer’s notice in writing.

2. The collector’s direction to the appraiser to…