United States v. Brig Union, &C.
Supreme Court of the United States
These were three separate libels against these three vessels, which were seized by the collector of the district of Delaware, for a supposed breach of the revenue laws. The sentence of the court below being in favor of the claimants, the United States appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.
The appraisement is not conclusive evidence of the value, but in this case, it is the best evidence. It was made by officers of the court, under its order, and was regularly returned and filed. It does not impeach the credibility of the witness now examined, for the value is a matter depending upon opinion, and with respect to which the judgments of men may honestly vary. The appraised value would have been the matter in dispute, if the property had been delivered up to the claimants upon security given.
Todd, Livingston, Washington, Chase, and Cushing, Justices, concurred.
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