Case: Daprato Statuary Co. v. United States
Abbreviation: Daprato Statuary Co. v. United States
Decision Date: 1954-12-16
Docket Number: No. 58592; protests 180519-K, 196408-K, and 206028-K (New York)
Citation: 33 Cust. Ct. 464
Volume: 33
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Daprato Statuary Co. v. United States,
Judges: 
Pages: 464–465

Head Matter:
No. 58592.
protests 180519-K, 196408-K, and 206028-K (New York).
Daprato Statuary Co. v. United States,

Opinion:
Opinion by
Mollison, J.
When the case was originally called for trial, plaintiff's witness identified some of the articles in question as having been carved or cast in .Italy by or under the supervision of an artist from models which had been originally made in the United States or in Italy by a sculptor. At a subsequent hearing, it was stipulated that the merchandise concerning which the witness had testified "consists in fact of works of art, that is, copies of statuary valued at not less than $2.50 each." On the record presented, the claim of the plaintiff was sustained.