Kerr-Gifford & Co. v. United States

Cline, Judge:

This is a suit against the United States arising at the port of Seattle by protest against the collector’s assessment of duty on merchandise known as refuse screenings under paragraph 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The merchandise is claimed to be exempt from duty under the provisions of Public Law 211 (78th Congress, 1st sess., 57 Stat. 607) or Public Law 272 (78th Congress, 2d sess., 58 Stat. 131).

Public Law 272, amending Public Law 211, provides:

Sec. 1 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, the following, when imported into the Unitéd States from foreign…