Mirsky v. United States

Johnson, Judge:

The question in this case involves the amount of duty assessed upon certain cigars imported from Havana, Cuba. The plaintiff claims that proper allowance was not made for the weight of the packing or coverings.

The only merchandise against which claims are made consists of cigars packed in individual cardboard tubes. These cigars are the Coronas Majors, Coronas Minors, Coronas Royal, and Tres Tubos, which include the three above-named kinds. The Coronas Majors, Minors, and Royals are cigars of different sizes.

In consumption entry 1024, the merchandise was in cases 39 to 42. In…