Barnes v. Taylor
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Trover, for the conversion of the schooner Palo Alto and her cargo. The vessel was enrolled in the district of Wiscasset, June 27, 1847, as measuring 20¿§ tons, of which plaintiff appeared to be owner and master, and was under a fishing license. The plaintiff proceeded in her to Portland, purchased a quantity of goods of Mitchell & Son, to the amount of §873,36, of which §387,64 was for spirituous liquors, there being more than 500 gallons.
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Trover, for the conversion of the schooner Palo Alto and her cargo. The vessel was enrolled in the district of Wiscasset, June 27, 1847, as measuring 20¿§ tons, of which plaintiff appeared to be owner and master, and was under a fishing license. The plaintiff proceeded in her to Portland, purchased a quantity of goods of Mitchell & Son, to the amount of §873,36, of which §387,64 was for spirituous liquors, there being more than 500 gallons. These were put on board the schooner and taken to Wis-casset, where she arrived on the 15th of July, when both the schooner and goods were seized by the…
1Opinion of the CourtShepley, C. J.
The action is trover to recover for the conversion of the schooner Palo Alto and cargo. The defendant, as collector of the customs for the district of Wiscas-set, caused the vessel and cargo to be seized on July 15, 1847, as forfeited to the United States for a breach of the revenue laws. A libel having been filed, the plaintiff, on July 21, appeared and claimed the property; admitted its liability to forfeiture, and filed a petition to the Secretary of the Treasury for a remission of the forfeiture. On the 30th day of September following, a remittitur of the forfeiture by the Secretary was…
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