United States Customs Court, 1956

Straus v. United States

Straus v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided June 14, 1956 · Donlon
36 Cust. Ct. 484
Straus v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Donlon, J.

When the protests were called for trial, plaintiffs’ counsel stated that he “can get a witness but I don’t know how competent he is” and requested continuance in order to obtain “permission for my dropping the case.” No evidence having been introduced and plaintiffs not having overcome *485the presumption of correctness attaching to the collector’s action, the protests were overruled.

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