Reimer v. Schell
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
This was an action [by Joseph W. Reimcr and others] against [Augustus Schell] the collector of the port of New York, to recover back an excess of duties paid under pretest.
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON. Circuit Justice.
The question in this case, and nine others, arises under the tariff act of March 3d, 1857 (11 Stat. 192). The goods, the duties upon which are in controversy, are colored hosiery, composed wholly of cotton, consisting of gloves, stockings, and the like. Cotton hosiery is said to be divided into bleached, unbleached, and colored. The article is sometimes colored in the piece, and sometimes in the yarn, before being made up or manufactured. All colored cotton hosiery is either printed, painted, or dyed. Unbleached goods are the brown goods which have not gone through the…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- De Pass v. BidwellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1903
- In re Certain MerchandiseU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1894