Habicht, Braun & Co. v. United States

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

Habicht, Braun & Co. v. United States

171 F. 441, 1909 U.S. App. LEXIS 4839

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

DecidedMay 4, 1909

DocketNo. 5,190

StatusPublished

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Habicht, Braun & Co. v. United States, 171 F. 441, 1909 U.S. App. LEXIS 4839 (circtsdny 1909).

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LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.

The importation was of glacé fruit. The Board finds that there were 29, cases, and 59 boxes out of other cases, which were so damaged by sea water on the voyage as to be entirely valueless. These cases and boxes were condemned by the health officers and destroyed. The testimony sustains this finding. Upon this state of facts there was nothing left to “abandon” under section 23 of the customs administrative act (Act June 10, 1890, c. 407, 26 Stat. 140 |U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1930]). The case is on all fours with Lawder v. Stone, 187 U. S. 281, 23 Sup. Ct. 79, 47 L. Ed. 178, where it was held that importations which have been so damaged on the voyage of importation as to be entirely worthless should be treated as if no importation of them had been made. No duty should be assessed upon them. I do not see how this rule can be affected by the circumstance that, as to the cases in question, there has been some breach of the bond given under section 2899, Rev. St. (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1921), assuming that there were such a breach. The bond itself provides what shall he the damages recoverable when a breach is proved (United States v. Dieckerhoff [C. C.] 103 Fed. 789); and no other or different penalty is contemplated by the bond or by the section under which it is, exacted.

[442]*442The decision of the Board of General Appraisers and of the collector is reversed, and cause remanded, with instructions to remit the duty on the worthless cases and boxes.

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LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.

The importation was of glacé fruit. The Board finds that there were 29, cases, and 59 boxes out of other cases, which were so damaged by sea water on the voyage as to be entirely valueless. These cases and boxes were condemned by the health officers and destroyed. The testimony sustains this finding. Upon this state of facts there was nothing left to “abandon” under section 23 of the customs administrative act (Act June 10, 1890, c. 407, 26 Stat. 140 |U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1930]). The case is on all fours with Lawder v. Stone, 187 U. S. 281, 23 Sup. Ct. 79, 47 L. Ed. 178, where it was held that importations which have been so damaged on the voyage of importation as to be entirely worthless should be treated as if no importation of them had been made. No duty should be assessed upon them. I do not see how this rule can be affected by the circumstance that, as to the cases in question, there has been some breach of the bond given under section 2899, Rev. St. (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1921), assuming that there were such a breach. The bond itself provides what shall he the damages recoverable when a breach is proved (United States v. Dieckerhoff [C. C.] 103 Fed. 789); and no other or different penalty is contemplated by the bond or by the section under which it is, exacted.

[442]*442The decision of the Board of General Appraisers and of the collector is reversed, and cause remanded, with instructions to remit the duty on the worthless cases and boxes.

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