Old Quaker Co. v. United States

U.S. Customs Court

Old Quaker Co. v. United States

20 Cust. Ct. 308, 1948 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 237

CourtUnited States Customs Court

DecidedApril 22, 1948

DocketNo. 52288; protests 124066-K, etc. (Indianapolis)

StatusPublished

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Old Quaker Co. v. United States, 20 Cust. Ct. 308, 1948 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 237 (cusc 1948).

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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, casks, 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 gaugers’ returns as verified by the affidavits of the importers. The protests were sustained to this extent.

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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, casks, 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 gaugers’ returns as verified by the affidavits of the importers. The protests were sustained to this extent.

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