Hendricks v. Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Yew York. This was an action by Francisco Gonzalez against Francis Hendricks, collector of the port of Yew York, to recover damages for the detention of a vessel of which the plaintiff was the charterer. Judgment was rendered in the circuit court for the plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
This is a writ of error by the defendant in the court below to review a judgment for the plaintiff, rendered upon the'verdict of a jury. The action was for damages for the detention of a vessel, the steamer South Portland, of which the'plaintiff was the charterer, by reason of the refusal of the defendant, who at the time was collector of the port of New York, to grant a clearance. The defense was a justification that the defendant acted in obedience to the instructions of the secretary of the treasury, and rightfully refused a clearance because he had reasonable cause…
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