United States v. Kid and Watson

8 U.S. 1 (____)

4 Cranch 1

THE UNITED STATES

v.

KID AND WATSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Rodney, Attorney General.

THIS case was certified from the circuit court of the district of Pennsylvania, upon a division of opinion between the judges of that court, upon the question whether certain articles of copper, viz. round copper bars, round copper plates, and round copper plates turned up at the edges, imported by the defendants, were subject to duty, within the meaning of the acts of congress; viz. 20th July, 1789 — and 10th of August, 1790, vol. 1. p. 251. § 1. by which "copper in plates" is…