Miles v. Johnson
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky
In Equity. Two bills were filed by Edward L. Miles. In one it was alleged that he was doing business as a distiller in the name of E. L. Miles & Go., and in the other as the New Hope Distilling Company.
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In Equity. Two bills were filed by Edward L. Miles. In one it was alleged that he was doing business as a distiller in the name of E. L. Miles & Go., and in the other as the New Hope Distilling Company. The prayers were for mandatory injunctions against defendant, Johnson, collector of the fifth district of Kentucky, enjoining and restraining him from refusing to accept and approve complainant’s bonds for the exportation of the 200 barrels of whisky described in the bills, and from doing all other acts necessary to be done for the exportation of the whisky, and commanding defendant to permit…
1Opinion of the Court
BARR, District Judge.
The complainant and the question are the same in both cases, and will be considered together. The complainant, Miles, is a distiller, and distilled the 200 barrels of whisky in this state in the spring of 185)0. This whisky went, in In the bonded warehouses, and the usual bonds were executed about June 5, 1890. Those bonds were conditioned for the payment of the tax on said whisky of 5)0 cents per gallon at the time of the withdrawal thereof from the warehouse, and not longer than three; years after the date of said bonds. The three years having expired, the defendant, as…
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