Case: Better Houseware Company v. United States
Abbreviation: Better Houseware Co. v. United States
Decision Date: 1957-03-21
Docket Number: Reap. Dec. 8773; Entry No. 779849
Citation: 38 Cust. Ct. 616
Volume: 38
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Better Houseware Company v. United States
Judges: 
Pages: 616–617

Head Matter:
(Reap. Dec. 8773)
Better Houseware Company v. United States
Entry No. 779849.
(Decided March 21, 1957)
Plaintiff not represented by counsel.
George Cochran Doub, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Opinion:
La whence, Judge:
When the above-enumerated appeal for a re-appraisement was called for hearing, there was no appearance on behalf of plaintiff and the case was ordered submitted by the court.
Rule 5 (a) of the rules of the court provides that—
The ^submission for decision of any case shall be made in open court by the parties thereto or their attorneys, or by stipulation, or by written request to the court, or by the court on its own motion. 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 may be deemed submitted and may be decided by the court on the record as it appears therein.
Accordingly, I have examined the record in the appeal before the court and find nothing therein which tends in any way to overcome the presumption of correctness which attaches to the decision of the appraiser. I find and hold, therefore, that the proper values of the merchandise are the values returned by the appraiser.
Judgment will be entered accordingly.