Robertson v. Rosenthal
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. The' case as stated by the court in the opinion was as follows : . This was an action brought to recover duty alleged to have been illegally exacted by the defendant, as collector of the port of New York, upon certain merchandise imported by the plaintiffs.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. The' case as stated by the court in the opinion was as follows : . This was an action brought to recover duty alleged to have been illegally exacted by the defendant, as collector of the port of New York, upon certain merchandise imported by the plaintiffs. It was stipulated on the trial -that if the plaintiffs should be entitled to recover on the main question raised by their protest, a verdict should be entered generallyin plaintiffs’ favor, subject to adjustment as to formal requisites and to amount, at…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
The articles in question were -ordinary headless -hair-pins, made of steel wire and iron wire, and the question is whether they were dutiable as “ pins, solid-head or other.”
By section 13 of the act of July 14, 1862, 12 Stát. 555, 557, c. 163, a duty of five per centum ad valorem, in addition to then existing duties, was levied on many articles, including “ pins, solid-head or other,” and “ manufactures, articles, vessels and wares, not otherwise provided for, of gold, silver, copper, brass, iron, steel, lead, pewter, tin, or other metal, or of which either of these metals or any other metal…
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