Earle Bros. v. United States

Citations

• 153 F. 773
• 1907 U.S. App. LEXIS 5130

Syllabus

<p>1. Customs Duties — Classification—Balata—India Rubbek.</p> <p>Crude balata is “india rubber, crude,” within the meaning of Tariff Act July 24, 1897, c. 11, § 2, Free List, par. 579, 30 Stat. 198 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1084],</p> <p>2. Same — “India Rubbeb”~Commercial Designation.</p> <p>The term “india rubber,” in Tariff Act July 24, 1897, c. 11, § 2, Free List, par. 579, 30 Stat. 198 |U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1084], lias a commercial meaning that includes nearly a hundred varieties of inspissated vegetable gums, among them balata, which are used in the manufacture of what are commonly known as “rubber goods.”</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — Interpretation of commercial and trade terms in tariff laws, see note to Dennison Mfg. Co. v. United States, 18 C. C. A. 545.]</p>