B-130992, SEP. 28, 1961

B-130992, SEP. 28, 1961

TO MRS. ROSE JUDGE:

BY LETTER OF JULY 25, 1961, MR. JAMES J. JUDGE REQUESTED THAT WE ADVISE YOU WHETHER WE HAVE POSSESSION OF ANY CUSTOMS REFUND CHECKS ISSUED TO THE ORDER OF A. J. BRACHER.

A SEARCH OF THE RECORDS IN OUR OFFICE DISCLOSES THAT PURSUANT TO JUDGMENTS OBTAINED IN THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS COURT IN SILBERSTEIN NEULANDER CORP. ET AL. V. UNITED STATES, SUIT NOS. 834887-G/6429-36 DATED MARCH 18, 1953 AND 847836-G/18190-36 DATED MARCH 19, 1953, THE PROCEEDS OF THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMS REFUND CHECKS WERE PAID TO THE SILBERSTEIN-NEULANDER CORPORATION:

TABLE CHECK NO. DATE AMOUNT PAYEE 11,892,629 9/28/53

$4,445.25 A. J. BRACHER 12,127,084 11/25/53 5,228.25 A. J. BRACHER 13,000,355 2/19/54 3,504.75 A. J. BRACHER CO.

INC. 26,931,512 9/12/55

1,112.30 A. J. BRACHER CO.

INC.

IN VIEW OF THE DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS COURT IN ANGLO AMERICAN FUR MERCHANTS CORP. ET AL. V. UNITED STATES, SUIT NOS. 885546 G/1903-37, ETC., DATED APRIL 2, 1953, THE PROCEEDS OF CHECK NO. 11,903,840, IN THE AMOUNT OF $639 DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1953, AND ISSUED TO THE ORDER OF A. J. BRACHER WAS PAID TO THE FIRM OF BRIMBERG BROTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH EXCESSIVE CUSTOMS DUTIES PAID ON MERCHANDISE IMPORTED UNDER ENTRY NO. 47676 IN JULY 1930.

ON THE BASIS OF THE COURT ACTIONS, CITED-ABOVE, IT APPEARS THAT THE PLAINTIFFS THEREIN WERE THE OWNERS OF THE MERCHANDISE ON WHICH EXCESSIVE CUSTOMS DUTIES WERE PAID AND THAT A. J. BRACHER AND THE A. J. BRACHER COMPANY WERE INVOLVED MERELY AS BROKERS OR AGENTS.

OUR OFFICE IS AWARE OF NO OTHER CUSTOMS REFUND CHECKS ISSUED EITHER TO THE ORDER OF MR. A. J. BRACHER OR TO ANY BUSINESS ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH HE MAY HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED, AND SINCE THE ABOVE-REFERRED-TO CHECKS HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LAW, WE ARE UNABLE TO ADVISE YOU FURTHER IN THE MATTER.