Weaver & Sterry, Ltd. v. Saltonstall

Under the agreed statement of facts it appears that the plaintiff, between February aiid'August, 1887, imported into the port of Boston, from Italy, 1,800 boxes-of eastile soap; that the soap, after its arrival and entry at the custom-house, was submitted to an examination by a weigher in,- the service of the custom-house, who reported the weight to be 70,286 pounds, whereas the invoice made at time of the shipment of the soap from Italy shows the weight at the time of exportation to have been 72,983 pounds. The plaintiff claimed that the duty should be exacted only upon the value and amount…