Greely v. Thompson
Supreme Court of the United States
This ease was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Justice Catron did not sit at the trial in this court,,being a stockholder-and copartner of a railroad company having a similar interest. ' . « It was argued in conjunction with the ensuing case of -Maxwell v. Griswold . et al. , Mr. Crittenden (Attorney-General) covered both cases in his opening argument; Mr. Shermcm replied in this, case, and .Mr.
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This ease was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Justice Catron did not sit at the trial in this court,,being a stockholder-and copartner of a railroad company having a similar interest. ' . « It was argued in conjunction with the ensuing case of -Maxwell v. Griswold . et al. , Mr. Crittenden (Attorney-General) covered both cases in his opening argument; Mr. Shermcm replied in this, case, and .Mr. MeCulloh in Maxwell v. Griswold, when Mr. Crittenden concluded with a reply applicable to both cases. It is chf&cultr…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woodbury
This writ of error is brought by the collector of Boston to reverse a judgment rendered against him in favor of Thompson et al., importers of a quantity of railroad iron.
The judgment was, that he should refund $ 6,681.28, which had been exacted of the importers, on the ground that the iron was appraised more than ten per cent, above the invoice. The .first questions appearing on the record relate to rulings against the defendants, admitting certairrevidence that the appraisers were duly sworn, to which the defendants objected.
But as the defendants do not bring a writ of error on that account,…
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