Legal Opinion

Irvine v. Redfield

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 23, 1860PublishedCited by 8 opinions

This case came up from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York, upon a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. • It was an action of assumpsit on the money counts brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant as collector. Upon the .trial, the division in opinion between the judges occurred, which, is stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Mi. Justice WAYNE

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes to this court under a certificate of division of opinion from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of the State of New York.

The point made is, “ whether, by the period of exportation of merchandise from a foreign country to the United States, as used in the act of Congress entitled, ‘ An act to amend the acts regulating the appraisement of imported merchandise', and for other purposes,' approved the 8d March, 1851, was to be taken to mean the time when the merchandise had been laden aboard a…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Walter v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1950
  2. Walter v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1953
  3. Avakian Bros. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1952
  4. D. N. & E. Walter & Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1955
  5. Lawrence, Son & Gerrish v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1903

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