G. Gulbenkian & Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The decision below affirmed a decision of the Board of United States General Appraisers (G. A. 6,151 [T. D. 26,719]), which had affirmed the assessment of duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York. The importation in controversy consisted of 1,000 bales of wool, of which 800 were invoiced as white, and 200 as colored.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The decision below affirmed a decision of the Board of United States General Appraisers (G. A. 6,151 [T. D. 26,719]), which had affirmed the assessment of duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York. The importation in controversy consisted of 1,000 bales of wool, of which 800 were invoiced as white, and 200 as colored. This wool was the subject of reappraisement proceedings under Customs Administrative Act June 10, 1890, c. 407, § 13, 26 Stat. 136 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1932], before a…
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The question in controversy is, whether the wool brought here from Bagdad, Turkey, shall pay four cents per pound under paragraph 358 or seven cents per pound under paragraph 359. If the value of the wool was twelve cents or less per pound the appellants should succeed; if more than twelve cents per pound the appellee should succeed.
There is no disputed question of fact. The wool in question, without any distinction as to color, was purchased by the importers at Bagdad for 7.36 piasters per oke and, after adding all packing charges required by section 19 of the…
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