United States v. Merriam
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Trial and conviction at June term, 1870, for false entry of a quantity of petroleum tar. The defendants [Joseph B. Merriam and William Morgan] now move for a new trial. The grounds alleged as the basis of the motion are eight in number, and are stat■ed in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
LONGXEAR, District Judge.
The first ground alleged, that “the court erred in admitting evidence of the market value of the property imported,” was abandoned at the argument. The second ground alleged is, that “the court erred in admitting evidence that other tar was entered about the same time at a higher valuation than that alleged •to have been imported by defendants.” This evidence was admitted as tending to prove the market value of the tar in question. It was., contended on the argument, that for aught that appears in the evidence, this other tar might have been entered at the purchase…
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