Oelrichs & Co. v. United States

This case has been transferred from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York. It is an appeal from a decision of Board 3 of General Appraisers overruling a protest which attacked the validity of an appraisement and reappraisement of certain wool imported from Russia. The wool in question was known as “Georgian autumns.” It consisted of lamb’s wool, white sheep’s wool, and colored sheep’s wool, separately packed and sorted and invoiced at separate values. The white wool was advanced in value by the appraiser to over 12 cents per pound, thereby increasing the duty from 4 to 7…