United States v. Hance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
At Law. Action by the United States against Edward H. Hance and another, trading as Hance Bros. & White. Verdict for plaintiff. On motion for judgment non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, District Judge.
This was a suit in assumpsit, brought by the United States against the defendant, to recover $600, special tax and penalty, together with interest thereon from December 1, 1908, under section 3244, Rev. St. (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2096), requiring a special tax to be paid by all persons engaged in the business or occupation of “rectifying, purifying and refining” distilled spirits.
This case was tried by the same jury, with three other cases, including the Twitchell Case, No. 7, September Sessions, of the same year.† The court, after hearing the testimony offered by…
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