Gallenkamp v. Rachman
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
On Application for Review of a Decision of the Board of United States General Appraisers. These proceedings were brought in the name of Charles F. Gallenkamp, .surveyor of customs at the port of St. Louis, and relate to a decision (G. A. 5,92:2 [T. D. 26,034]) which reversed The surveyor’s assessment of duty on merchandise imported by William Rachmati.
1Opinion of the Court
FINKELNBURG, District Judge.
This is a petition to review a decision of the Board of United States General Appraisers in the above-entitled matter, and involves the question what duty is properly chargeable against certain wares imported by defendant? The articles in question were invoiced by the importer as “metal decorated with glass.” This was manifestly -a misdescription. A glance at the sample exhibited to the court shows at once that it is the reverse, namely, a glass vase decorated with metal, and this is admitted by the Board of General Appraisers in the following language: “The…
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