Cadwalader v. Wanamaker
Supreme Court of the United States
BRROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. The firm of John Wánamaker brought an action in the; Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, against John Cadwalader, the collector of customs, for that district, wherein it was sought to recover from the-defendant moneys paid under protest by the plaintiffs to the-defendant as collector of customs, as duties, in order to obtain possession of merchandise imported…
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BRROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. The firm of John Wánamaker brought an action in the; Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, against John Cadwalader, the collector of customs, for that district, wherein it was sought to recover from the-defendant moneys paid under protest by the plaintiffs to the-defendant as collector of customs, as duties, in order to obtain possession of merchandise imported for the plaintiffs, which moneys were demanded and collected by defendant in excess-of the amount authorized by law. This…
1Opinion of the Court
Mu. Justice Shirks,
after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
It will be observed that the court below was- controlled in its charge by the decision of this court in the case of Hartranft v. Langfeld, 125 U. S. 128, and construed that decision as ruling that, if the imported articles were trimmings, and were more generally used for the ornamentation of hats 'than for any other purpose, then such articles must be regarded as coming within Schedule N of the tariff act of 1883, and subject to a duty of 20 per centum.
An examination of that case, in the light of the extended…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hartranft v. LangfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Robertson v. EdelhoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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