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United States v. 422 Casks of Wine

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 15, 1828PublishedCited by 30 opinions

ERROR to thg District Court of E. Louisians... This case-was before this Court, at February •TerpaT823,’ and is reported in 8 Wheat. 391-, under the name of the Sarah.

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ERROR to thg District Court of E. Louisians... This case-was before this Court, at February •TerpaT823,’ and is reported in 8 Wheat. 391-, under the name of the Sarah. The cause having beeii’.sferit b.ack,”the libel was .changed into an .information, charging the seizure. to’ have been made on land, according to ’.the leave given .by the. decree of the Court in that ease. ■ The information, charges .the wine to have been, in- reality ' Malágg.w'ine, falsely exported from New-Yórk .under tlje name 'of .Sherry, for the ' benefit of the drawback. - To 'this .information,.aclaimand answer was…

1Opinion of the Court

Mr; Justice Story

delivered the opinion of the Court.—

This is the same cause which came'before-this-Court at February term, 1823, and is reported in 8 Wheat. 391.- The'cause having been remanded to.the District Court of Louisiana for farther proceedings, the libel or information was there amended, so as to become, technically, an exchequer information of seizure; and the parties being at issue upon the question of forfeiture, thp jury returned a.verdict?’for tne claimants,' upon which judgment was rendered in their favour.- Upon the writ of error now brought up on this last judgment, two…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. The SarahSupreme Court of the United States · 1823

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