Lawrence v. Caswell
Supreme Court of the United States
-This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. It was a suit brought by John Caswell and Solomon T. Caswell). merchants of New York, against Lawrence, the collector, to recover an excess of duties upon brandy, paid under protest. The whole case is set forth in the-bill of exceptions, which was as follows: Bill of Exceptions.
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-This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. It was a suit brought by John Caswell and Solomon T. Caswell). merchants of New York, against Lawrence, the collector, to recover an excess of duties upon brandy, paid under protest. The whole case is set forth in the-bill of exceptions, which was as follows: Bill of Exceptions. The counsel for the plaintiffs, after proving that the plaintiffs were partners, engaged in trade and commerce in the city of New York, further to maintain the issue on their part,’¡gave in…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
This is an action brought by the defendants in error against the collector of the port of New York, to recover certain sums of money alleged to have been illegally exacted as duties.
The defendants in error are merchants of New York, and imported a large quantity of brandy in the year? 1847 and 1848, which were deposited in the public stores, under the Warehousing Act of 1846. Upon gauging these several importations, at the time of their arrival, the contents were found to be less than the quantity stated in the several invoices.
As the brandy was from time to time withdrawn by the importers,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Marriott v. BruneSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
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