United States v. Thurber

The charge of the court to the jury was substantially as follows:

Brown, J.

This action is brought to recover a balance of $27-3 alleged to be due to the United States for duties upon an importation *57of matches. It is based upon a liquidation made by the collector on the eighth of August, 1883. On the sixteenth of July previous, when the goods were entered, the importer paid $226.80. The balance of $273 is sought to be recovered in this suit, the goods having been delivered to the importer on his previous payment.

The collector and appraiser in this case had undoubted jurisdiction of the…