Dejonge v. Magone
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED áTATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. The action below was brought to recover the amount of alleged excessive exactions imposed by the defendant, while collector of the port of New York, as duties upon 'two importations into the port of New York made by the plaintiffs in 1888, of two kinds of paper, the one coated, colored, and embossed to imitate leather; the other coated with flock to imitate velvet; which importations were…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED áTATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. The action below was brought to recover the amount of alleged excessive exactions imposed by the defendant, while collector of the port of New York, as duties upon 'two importations into the port of New York made by the plaintiffs in 1888, of two kinds of paper, the one coated, colored, and embossed to imitate leather; the other coated with flock to imitate velvet; which importations were classified by the collector as dutiable under Schedule M of the tariff act of March 3, 1883, c. 121, 22 Stat. 488, 510,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Write
The paragraph of the tariff act of March 3, 1883, c. 121, 22 Stat. 488, 510, under which the classification complained of was made, is contained in the statement of facts. It is contended by counsel for plaintiffs in error that it should be construed so as to read as follows:
“ Paper hangings and paper for screens or fireboards, paper antiquarian, demy, drawing, elephant, foolscap, imperial, letter, note, and all other. paper (of the class of paper anti guarían, demy, drawing,. elephant, foolscap, imperial, letter, and note) not specially enumerated or provided for in this act: twenty-five per…
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