Rbw Inc., Per C.J. Tower & Sons of Buffalo, Inc. v. The United States

806 F.2d 249, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 20412

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Decided: December 5, 1986
• Docket: 86-1033
• Status: Published

Opinion

806 F.2d 249

8 ITRD 1606, 5 Fed. Cir. (T) 51

RBW INC., Per C.J. Tower & Sons of Buffalo, Inc., Appellee,
v.
The UNITED STATES, Appellant.

Appeal No. 86-1033.

United States Court of Appeals,
Federal Circuit.

Dec. 5, 1986.

Appealed from: U.S. Court of International Trade; Gregory W. Carman, judge.

Barbara M. Epstein, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, New York City, argued for appellant. With her on the brief were Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director, Washington, D.C. and Joseph I. Liebman, Atty. in Charge, Intern. Trade Field Office, New York City.

Steven P. Florsheim, Mandel & Grunfeld, New York City, argued, for appellee.

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and NIES, Circuit Judges.

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

In the proceedings before the United States Court of International Trade, the issue was whether imported books of crossword puzzles, word games, and search-a-word puzzles were properly classified as "puzzles" under item 735.20 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS), or as "books not specially provided for" under item 270.25, TSUS. The trial court held that "books of printed word puzzles are properly classified under item 270.25, TSUS [books not specially provided for]."

On the basis of the opinion of the trial court, RBW, Inc. v. United States, 632 F.Supp. 13 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1986), the judgment below is affirmed.

AFFIRMED.