Glenram Wine & Liquor Corp. v. United States

U.S. Customs Court

Glenram Wine & Liquor Corp. v. United States

20 Cust. Ct. 264, 1948 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 124

United States Customs Court·Decided February 11, 1948·No. No. 52175; protest 124035-K (New York)·Published

Opinion

Opinion by

Johnson, J.

It was stipulated that the merchandise and issues herein are similar in all material respects to those involved in United States v. Somerset (33 C. C. P. A. 138, C. A. D. 328), and that a quantity of liquor amounting to 10 percent or more of the total contents of the various barrels, casBs, packages, etc., was lost in transit from the port of exportation to the port of destination due to breakage, leakage, or damage. In accordance therewith it was held that an allowance should have been made for the loss appearing upon the gauger’s return as verified by the affidavit of the importer. The protest was sustained to this extent.

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Opinion by

Johnson, J.

It was stipulated that the merchandise and issues herein are similar in all material respects to those involved in United States v. Somerset (33 C. C. P. A. 138, C. A. D. 328), and that a quantity of liquor amounting to 10 percent or more of the total contents of the various barrels, casBs, packages, etc., was lost in transit from the port of exportation to the port of destination due to breakage, leakage, or damage. In accordance therewith it was held that an allowance should have been made for the loss appearing upon the gauger’s return as verified by the affidavit of the importer. The protest was sustained to this extent.

Glenram Wine & Liquor Corp. v. United States, 20 Cust. Ct. 264, 1948 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 124 (cusc 1948).

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