Legal Opinion
United States v. Shing Shun & Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California
Decided August 13, 1909No. 13,786PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On Application for Review of a Decision by the Board of United States General Appraisers.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN FLEET, District Judge.
The question presented in this case is as to the proper classification for duty under Tariff Act July 24,1897, c. 11, 30 Stat. 151 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1626), of certain importations of olives entered at the port of San Francisco. The pertinent provision of the act is paragraph 264, Schedule G, which, so far as it relates to olives, reads:
“Olives, green or prepared, in bottles, jars, or similar packages, twenty-five cents per gallon; in casks or otherwise than in bottles, jars, or similar packages, fifteen cents per gallon.”
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2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Hadden v. CollectorSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- John Denn, Lessee of Charles C. Scott, and Others v. Thomas Reid, Jun., and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1836
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