CROSS v. Harrison
Supreme Court of the United States
■ This case came up, by wit of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.' Cross, Hobson; & Co., brought an action of assumpsit to recover back from Harrison, moneys paid to him while acting as collector of customs at the port of San Francisco, in California, for tonnage on- vessels arid duties on merchandise, not of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, imported by the plaintiffs from foreign places into…
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■ This case came up, by wit of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.' Cross, Hobson; & Co., brought an action of assumpsit to recover back from Harrison, moneys paid to him while acting as collector of customs at the port of San Francisco, in California, for tonnage on- vessels arid duties on merchandise, not of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, imported by the plaintiffs from foreign places into California, and there landed, between February 3,1848, and November 12,1849. The plea was non assumpsit, and the verdict…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
This case comes up, by writ of error, from thé Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
It was an action brought by Cross, Hobson and Company against Harrison, for the return of duties alleged to be illegally exacted by Harrison whilst he was acting as collector of the customs at. the port of San Francisco, in California. The claim covered various amounts of money which were paid at intervals between the 3d day of February, 1848; and the 13th of November, 1849. The first of these dates was that of the treaty of peace between the United States and Mexico, and…
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