United States Customs Court, 1951

Geo. Ross Co. v. United States

Geo. Ross Co. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided February 28, 1951 · Johnson
26 Cust. Ct. 367; 1951 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 264
Geo. Ross Co. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Johnson, J.

At the trial it was stipulated that the items in question consist of decorated earthenware having a body including the engobe or body slip, not artificially colored, and composed wholly of clay. In accordance with stipulation of counsel it was held that the merchandise in question consists of earthenware articles composed of a nonvitrified absorbent body, not artificially colored and composed wholly of clay, which articles are painted, colored, tinted, stained, enameled, gilded, printed, ornamented, or decorated. The claim of the plaintiff was therefore sustained.

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