Buxbaum v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This is a writ of error to review a judgment of the district court, Southern district of New York, entered upon a verdict directed by the court in favor of defendants in error, who were plaintiffs below. The action was to recover damages for the breach of a warehouse bond given by plaintiffs in error (defendants below) to the United States on March 23, 1891.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
Defendants, on March 23, 1891, imported 60 bales of hops into the port of New York, and duly entered the same at the customhouse. The duty at that time was 15 cents a pound, and the entry was liquidated April 2, 1891, at $3,428.25. The entry being for warehouse, defendants executed the bond in suit, conditioned to be void in any one of these three events: (1) That the goods should be withdrawn within one year from date of importation, and duties paid; (2) or after one year, and within three, if so withdrawn, and duties paid, plus 10 per cent, added; (3) or if within…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Anglo-California Bank, Ltd. v. Secretary of TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1896
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- Scherk Importing Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1928