Legal Opinion
Pollitz v. Schell
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided March 19, 1887PublishedCited by 5 opinions
At Law. Action to recover excess of duties.
1Opinion of the Court
Wheeleü , J.
Tliis cause was tried by jury January IB and 14, 1886, in October term, 1885, and the trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs for 84,017.61, of which $3,890.99 was for excess of duties and gau-ger’s fees, and interest thereon, exacted by Augustus Scholl, defendants’ testator, as collector of the port of New York, on an importation of wine made by the plaintiffs from Malaga, Spain, by the brig Gideon, September 1, 1857, and $126.62 was for an excess of duty likewise exacted on an importation of hemp by the brig William Frederic, October 14, 18-59. The defendants have moved…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Armstrong v. ColbySupreme Court of Vermont · 1875
- Catlin v. TaylorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1846
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Weirick v. Palik, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County1954