United States Customs Court, 1948

Lian Bros. v. United States

Lian Bros. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided December 8, 1948 · Johnson
21 Cust. Ct. 253; 1948 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 803
Lian Bros. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Johnson, J.

At the trial it was stipulated that duty was paid by the importer on 132 packages supposedly contained in case No. 859; that at the time of its unloading, case 859 was examined by the inspector; that it was found by him to have been landed in bad order and to contain only 95 packages. In accordance with stipulation and accepting same as a statement of fact it was held that all duty taken upon the merchandise contained in said 37 missing packages should be refunded. The protest was sustained to this extent.

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