
    (Reap. Dec. 9610)
    Trans-World Shipping Corp. v. United States
    Entry No. 959706.
    (Decided February 25, 1960)
    Plaintiff not represented by counsel.
    
      George Cochran Doub, Assistant Attorney General, for tbe defendant
   Lawrence, Judge:

There was no appearance on behalf of plaintiff when the above-enumerated appeal for a reappraisement was called for hearing and the case was ordered submitted by the court.

Rule 5 (a) of the rules of the court provides that—

Tbe submission for decision of any case shall be made in open court by tbe parties thereto or their attorneys, or by stipulation, or by written request to tbe c ourt, or by tbe court on its own motion. Where tbe plaintiff, petitioner, or appellant, or bis attorney, in a case does not appear when tbe same is called, and after tbe opposite party has bad opportunity to present evidence on tbe issues, it may be deemed submitted and may be decided by tbe 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 value of the merchandise is the value returned by the appraiser.

Judgment will be entered accordingly.  