East Asiatic Co. v. United States

*370DISSENTING OPINION

Lenroot, Judge:

I respectfully dissent from the conclusion reached by the majority in this case. It seems very clear to me that when the merchandise was unloaded on the dock at Los Angeles for transshipment to Denmark, and the proper entries were made for such transshipment, together with a bond as the law and regulations require in such cases, it was not subject to the provisions of section 304 (b).

We have many times held that the purpose of the marking statute was to protect the United States manufacturer and purchaser of the merchandise. Obviously there could be no object…