Selsi Co. v. United States

Dallinger, Judge:

This is a suit against the United States, arising at the port oí New York, brought to recover certain customs duties alleged to have been improperly exacted on a particular importation consisting of (1) plain aneroid barometers; (2) so-called insert aneroid barometers having complete thermometers separately mounted on the cases thereof; and (3) so-called combination weather sets composed of an aneroid barometer, a hygrometer, and a spirit thermometer, all mounted on a wooden frame or panel board on a wooden base.

All of said articles were assessed with duty at the rate of 45…