People v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to tbe Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe Southern District of New York. The case is fully stated in tbe opinion of tbe court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This was an action commenced by tbe People of tbe State of New York, in tbe Court of Common Pleas for tbe City and County of New York, to recover of tbe defendant tbe sum of one dollar for each alien passenger brought into New York by its vessels, for whom a tax bad not before been paid, with penalties and interest. The case was removed into tbe Circuit Court of tbe United States, which, on demurrer to tbe complaint, rendered a judgment in favor of tbe defendant. Tbe plaintiff then brought this writ of error.
The tax in this case is demanded under sect. 1 of a statute of New York, passed May…
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