United States Customs Court, 1954

Daprato Statuary Co. v. United States

Daprato Statuary Co. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided December 16, 1954 · Mollison
33 Cust. Ct. 464; 1954 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 991
Daprato Statuary Co. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

*465Opinion by

Mollison, J.

When the case was originally called for trial, plaintiff’s witness identified some of the articles in question as having been carved or cast in .Italy by or under the supervision of an artist from models which had been originally made in the United States or in Italy by a sculptor. At a subsequent hearing, it was stipulated that the merchandise concerning which the witness had testified “consists in fact of works of art, that is, copies of statuary valued at not less than $2.50 each.” On the record presented, the claim of the plaintiff was sustained.

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