Goldman v. United States

Cline, Judge:

This is a suit against the United States, arising at the port of New Orleans, in which the plaintiff protests against the assessment of duty on certain antiques. The rate of duty claimed to have been illegally assessed is not stated in the protest but the record shows that the merchandise was classified as furniture and assessed at *447the rate of 40 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 412 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and that an additional duty at the rate of 25 per centum ad valorem was assessed under the provisions of section 489. The plaintiff claims that the merchandise is free…