United States v. Borgfeldt

District Court, S.D. New York January 16, 1900

United States v. Borgfeldt, 123 F. 196 (1900)

1900 U.S. App. LEXIS 4942

Opinion of the Court

WHEELER, District Judge.

Upon the findings of the board of general appraisers, their decision seems to be right.

Decision affirmed.

See Koscherak v. U. S., 39 C. C. A. 166, 98 Fed. 596.

Full Case Name: UNITED STATES v. BORGFELDT
Status: Published
Syllabus: 1. Customs Duties—Classification—Ornamentation or Decoration—Bottle Stoppers of China or Porcelain. Bottle stoppers of china or porcelain, on which there have been printed In various colors firm names, and trade-marks indicated by various devices, such as a monogram, a star, a bird, a lion, etc., are not ornamented or decorated, within the meaning of paragraphs 84, 85, Tariff Act Aug. 27, 1894, 28 Stat. 512, c. 349, relating to various kinds of earthenware when “not changed in condition by superadded ornamentation or decoration” (paragraph 84), and when “printed or otherwise decorated In any manner” (paragraph 85), and are dutiable under the former, and not the latter, of these provisions.