Falk v. Robertson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. This was an action at law, brought. in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, by Gustav Falk and Arnold Falk against "William H. Kobertson, late collector of the port of New York, and removed by the defendant into the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, to recover back duties paid under protest on certain importations of leaf tobacco into the port…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. This was an action at law, brought. in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, by Gustav Falk and Arnold Falk against "William H. Kobertson, late collector of the port of New York, and removed by the defendant into the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, to recover back duties paid under protest on certain importations of leaf tobacco into the port of New York from Hamburg and Holland, in January and April, 1884. The amount of duty exacted by the collector was…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford
Leaf tobacco consists of three classes, “ wrappers,” “ fillers,” and “binders.” “Wrappers” are leaves suitable for the outside finish of a cigar. “ Fillers ” are leaves that make up the main body of the cigar;, and “ binders” are the secondary or inside wrapper, and hold together the loose material which constitutes the filling. Prior to the passage of the act of 1883, the various grades of leaf tobacco — wrappers, fillers, and binders — were applied to different uses, were bought and sold under their several names and were of different value in the market; and prior to that time bales of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Merritt v. WelshSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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