Case Name: F. J. Benkart & Company, Inc. v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1953-02-05
Citations: 30 Cust. Ct. 520
Docket Number: Reap. Dec. 8201; Entry No. 794758
Parties: F. J. Benkart & Company, Inc. v. United States
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 30
Pages: 520–521

Head Matter:
(Reap. Dec. 8201)
F. J. Benkart & Company, Inc. v. United States
Entry No. 794758.
(Decided February 5, 1953)
Plaintiff not represented by counsel.
Charles J. Wagner, Acting Assistant Attorney General (Daniel I. Auster, special attorney), for the defendant.

Opinion:
Laweence, Judge:
When this case was called for hearing, there was no appearance on behalf of plaintiff. Counsel for defendant moved to dismiss the appeal for a reappraisement on the ground of lack of prosecution.
Rule 5 of the rules of this court provides in part as follows:
Where the plaintiff, petitioner, or appellant, or his attorney, in a case does not appear when the same is called, and after the opposite party has had opportunity to present evidence on the issues, it shall be deemed submitted and shall be decided by the court on the record as it appears therein.
In conformity with the requirements of the above-quoted rule, I have examined the papers in this appeal for a reappraisement and find nothing therein contained which would disturb the presumption of correctness attaching to the appraiser's action.
The motion of defendant to dismiss the appeal for lack of prosecution is denied, and I find and hold the proper value of the merchandise in issue to be the value found by the appraiser.
Judgment will be entered accordingly.