Central Commodities Corp. v. United States

Cline, Judge:

This is a suit against the United States in which the plaintiff protests against the action of the collector in excluding merchandise from entry.

The plaintiff called Mr. George G. Lippelgoes, a customs broker, who testified that he prepared and presented the entry to the bond desk in the customhouse for the purpose of having it checked before presenting it to the number window and the clerk at the bond desk refused to accept it because the bond and entry did not include an amount to cover countervailing duty at the rate of 25 per centum; *453tbat be then consulted with the chief…