Case: Protest 822791-G of W. F. Daly & Son (Galveston)
Abbreviation: Protest 822791-G of Daly
Decision Date: 1942-09-02
Docket Number: No. 47526
Citation: 9 Cust. Ct. 408
Volume: 9
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Protest 822791-G of W. F. Daly & Son (Galveston).
Judges: 
Pages: 408–408

Head Matter:
Before the Third Division,
September 2, 1942
No. 47526.
Protest 822791-G of W. F. Daly & Son (Galveston).

Opinion:
Opinion by
Keefe, J.
At the trial plaintiffs' witness testified that the merchandise in question is bought and sold by them upon the basis of 800 pounds to the bale whether it weighed more or less than such amount, and that that was the practice in the cotton industry. It was admitted, however, that the plaintiffs did not weigh any of the bales imported herein. From an examination of the invoice and entry papers nothing was found to show that the customs officials performed their duties otherwise than in accordance with law nor was anything found to indicate that an excessive moisture existed or that a claim for allowance upon such ground was filed with the collector. The evidence presented failed to disclose anything sufficient to overcome the piesumption of correctness attaching to the collector's action. The protest was therefore overruled. United States v. Ingram (17 C. C. P. A. 228, T. D. 43668), Perkins, Goodwin & Co. v. United States (160 Fed. 272), and Frame v. United States (G. A. 8888, T. D. 40476) cited.