Lawrence v. Merritt
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. This was an action to recover duties alleged to have been' exacted in excess of law upon an importation of tissue paper.' Judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
The plaintiffs in error, Benjamin and Phineas Lawrence, brought suit in the court below against Edwin A. Merritt, the former collector of the port of New York, for the recovery of an alleged excess of duties levied by him and paid by them, upon an importation of what is called'“tissue paper.” Schedule M of § 2504 of the Devised Statutes provides for the imposition of the following duties: “ Paper, sized or glued, suitable only for printing paper, twenty-five per centum ad valorem ;…
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