A. De Cardi, Inc. v. United States

Mollison, Judge:

On May 18, 1943, the plaintiff in this case imported into the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 500 cases of wax *148matches. The matches were discharged from the importing vessel onto the pier, where they lay until May 25, 1943, when the importer was advised by the customs authorities that because of their inflammable nature the matches could not be permitted to remain on the pier nor could they be brought into the customhouse for inspection or examination as provided by law. The importer thereupon caused entry of the matches for consumption to be made and, upon payment of the…