Traders Distributing Co. v. United States

U.S. Customs Court

Traders Distributing Co. v. United States

19 Cust. Ct. 147, 1947 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 1088

CourtUnited States Customs Court

DecidedOctober 9, 1947

DocketNo. 51949; protests 119785-K, etc. (San Francisco)

StatusPublished

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Traders Distributing Co. v. United States, 19 Cust. Ct. 147, 1947 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 1088 (cusc 1947).

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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 value of the contents of each of the 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 value of the contents of each of the 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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