Elliott v. Swartwout

35 U.S. 103 (____)

10 Pet. 103

*NELSON J. ELLIOTT

v.

SAMUEL SWARTWOUT.

Supreme Court of United States.

The case was argued by Mr. Ogden for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Butler, attorney-general, for the defendant.

The attorney-general, Mr. Butler, for the defendant.

*150] *Mr. Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action of assumpsit to recover from the defendant the sum of three thousand one hundred dollars and seventy-eight cents, received by him for duties as collector of the port of New York, on an importation of worsted shawls with cotton borders, and worsted suspenders with…