United States Customs Court, 1938

Protests 789530-G/10476 of Seaboard Refining Co.

Protests 789530-G/10476 of Seaboard Refining Co.
United States Customs Court · Decided September 23, 1938 · Keefe
1 Cust. Ct. 411
Protests 789530-G/10476 of Seaboard Refining Co.

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Keefe, J.

It was established that the drums are secondhand, composed of light weight materials, and were badly dented and in poor condition when received at the company’s plant. After emptying they were sold as junk to secondhand dealers. It was not established that the drums could not be used to compete commercially with drums of American manufacture. The protests were therefore overruled.

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