United States v. Claflin
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strong
This was an action of debt brought by the United States to recover the amounts of several forfeitures or liabilities alleged to have been incurred by the defendants in consequence of their having received, concealed, and bought goods, wares, and merchandise illegally imported, knowing them to have been illegally imported and liable to seizure. The declaration contains thirty counts. Of these, the first and every alternate odd-numbered one is founded on the act of Congress of March 3, 1823. 3 Stat. 781, c. 58, sect. 2. They charge illegal importations at different times between Dec. 1, 1871,…
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