Legal Opinion
Train v. United States
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided December 28, 1900No. 2,929PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal by the importers from a Decision of the Board of United States General Appraisers.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, District Judge.
Paragraph 632 of the free list of the tariff act of 1897 is as follows:
“632. Paper stock, crude, of every description, including all grasses, fibers, rags (other than wool), waste, including jute waste, shavings, clippings, old paper, rope ends, waste rope, and waste bagging, including old gunny cloth, and old gunny bags, fit only to be converted into paper.”
The merchandise herein is old gunny cloth or cotton bagging, which, having been used for covering cotton bales, has been removed, and in ragged, dirty, and partly rotten pieces has been imported into this country…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Evans v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1969
- Train-Smith Co. v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1905
- United States v. Chelsea Bag & Burlap Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1922
- Wilbur-Ellis Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1931