GEO. W. COLE & CO. v. UNITED STATES

Customs Appeal No. 4264.

107 F.2d 815 (1939)

GEO. W. COLE & CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

December 4, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan R. Brown, of New York City, for appellants.

Webster J. Oliver, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Charles J. Miville, of New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before GARRETT, Presiding Judge, and BLAND, HATFIELD, LENROOT, and JACKSON, Associate Judges.


BLAND, Associate Judge.

Appellants imported from Jamaica coconuts, which were assessed, by the Collector of Customs at the port of New York, with duty at the rate of ½ cent each under the provisions of paragraph 758 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C.A. § 1001, par. 758, reading in part as follows: "Par. 758. Coconuts, one-half of 1 cent each; * * *."

Protest was filed against this action of the collector, it being claimed that the merchandise was...

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