Haynes v. Brewster

Suit is brought by the plaintiff against the collector of customs to recover the sum of $582.95, which, it is alleged, was unlawfully exacted by the collector as weigher’s fees on certain importations of bars of lead and copper ore entered by the plaintiff at the port of Laredo, at the several dates named in the petition during the months of January and February, 1890. Upon the argument it was admitted by the plaintiff’s attorney that the item of $24.15, of date February 15th, was refunded by the collector prior to the submission of the cause. The other items of the account embrace weigher’s…