Straus v. United States

U.S. Customs Court

Straus v. United States

36 Cust. Ct. 484

CourtUnited States Customs Court

DecidedJune 14, 1956

DocketNo. 60055; protests 222799-K and 222800-K (Los Angeles)

StatusPublished

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Straus v. United States, 36 Cust. Ct. 484 (cusc 1956).

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Opinion by

Donlon, J.

When the protests were called for trial, plaintiffs’ counsel stated that he “can get a witness but I don’t know how competent he is” and requested continuance in order to obtain “permission for my dropping the case.” No evidence having been introduced and plaintiffs not having overcome [485]*485the presumption of correctness attaching to the collector’s action, the protests were overruled.

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Opinion by

Donlon, J.

When the protests were called for trial, plaintiffs’ counsel stated that he “can get a witness but I don’t know how competent he is” and requested continuance in order to obtain “permission for my dropping the case.” No evidence having been introduced and plaintiffs not having overcome [485]*485the presumption of correctness attaching to the collector’s action, the protests were overruled.

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36 Cust. Ct. 484, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/straus-v-united-states-cusc-1956.