Barber v. Schell
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The facts'are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford
This is a suit commenced in 1863, by the members of the firm of S. Cochran & Co., against the collector of the port of New York. As tried in the Circuit Court it involved the recovery back of duties paid on cotton laces and' cotton insertings imported from abroad in 1857,1858,1859,1860, and 1861, and of fees paid at the custom-house. Thé laces and insertings were composed wholly of cotton, and were “ either bleached or dyed.” The collector charged a duty on them of twenty-four per cent ad valorem, the importers claiming that the'proper duty was nineteen per cent ad valorem. At the trial the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reiche v. Smythe, CollectorSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Arthur v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Movius v. ArthurSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Homer v. The CollectorSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
- Reimer v. SchellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1859
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- Johnson v. ColleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
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