United States v. Rice

Cline, Judge:

These five cases are before the court on an application to review the decision of the trial judge published in Reap. Dec. 4623. The merchandise the subject of the appeals consists of silk piece goods, invoiced as “raw Kawamata,” imported from Kobe, Japan, on various dates from August 18, 1937, to October 27, 1937. An examination of the consular invoices indicates that Cooper, Findlay & Co., Ltd., of Kobe was the seller of the merchandise.

The silk goods covered by the shipments are all in pieces 48 inches wide and 63 yards long, the only variation in the goods being in the weight…