Meadows Wye & Co. v. United States
This text of 34 Cust. Ct. 516 (Meadows Wye & Co. v. United States) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States Customs Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
When this appeal for a reappraisement was called for hearing, there was no appearance on behalf of the appealing party.
Rule 5 of the rules of this court provides that—
* * * Where the plaintiff, petitioner, or appellant, or his attorney, in a case does not appear when the same is called, and after the opposite party has had opportunity to, present evidence on the issues, it shall be deemed submitted and shall be decided by the court on the record as it appears therein.
In accordance with the provisions of said rule, I have examined the record in the appeal presently before the court and find nothing therein which tends in any way to overcome the presumption of correctness which attaches to the decision of the appraiser. Therefore, I find and hold that the proper values of the merchandise are the values returned by the appraiser.
Judgment will issue accordingly.
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