Case Name: William J. Oberle, Inc. v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1945-06-06
Citations: 14 Cust. Ct. 458
Docket Number: No. 6163; Entry No. 3646
Parties: William J. Oberle, Inc. v. United States
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 458–458

Head Matter:
William J. Oberle, Inc. v. United States
No. 6163.
Invoice dated Hamburg, Germany, May 15, 1936.
Certified May 18, 1936.
Entered at New Orleans, La., June 27, 1936.
Entry No. 3646.
(Decided June 6, 1945)
Philip Stein for the plaintiff.
Paul P. Bao, Assistant Attorney General (Samuel D. Specior, special attorney), for the defendant.

Opinion:
Cole, Judge:
This appeal for reappraisement of four coils of steel wire rope of different diameters is before me on a motion for dismissal, plaintiff urging such disposition on the ground there was no proper designation and examination of the merchandise within the requirements of section 499 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. 1940 ed. § 1499).
No proof, either oral testimony or documentary evidence, was offered to support the motion, plaintiff relying entirely upon the official papers. An examination thereof discloses nothing to disturb the presumptively correct official appraisement, section 501 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. 1940 ed. § 1501).
The motion to dismiss is denied. Since there is nothing herein to show values different from the appraised values, the latter are therefore held to be correct for the steel wire rope in question. Judgment will be rendered accordingly.