Case Name: United Mercantile & Shipping Co. v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1948-01-14
Citations: 20 Cust. Ct. 352
Docket Number: No. 7505; Entry Nos. 1334; 1527
Parties: United Mercantile & Shipping Co. v. United States
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 20
Pages: 352–352

Head Matter:
United Mercantile & Shipping Co. v. United States
No. 7505.
Entry Nos. 1334; 1527.
Pro forma invoice dated Port au Prince, Haiti, April 26, 1943, etc.
Entered at San Juan, P. R., May 18, 1943, etc.
(Decided January 14, 1948)
No appearance for the plaintiff.
Paul P. Rao, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Lawrence, Judge:
When these appeals for reappraisement were called for'hearing, there was no appearance on behalf of the appealing party, and counsel for the United States moved for a dismissal of the action. This motion is denied and exception allowed to the moving party.
Under rule 6 of this court, where there is no appearance in a case when it is called "it shall be deemed submitted, and shall be decided by the court on the record as it appears therein."
I have examined the records in these appeals and find nothing therein which tends in any way to overcome the presumption of correctness which attaches to the decision of the appraiser. I, therefore, find that the proper value of the merchandise is the value returned by the appraiser.
Judgment will be entered accordingly.