Legal Opinion
Alling v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 4, 1885No. 219PublishedCited by 4 opinions
APPEAL FROM THE COÜRT OF CLAIMS. The facts which make the case a,re stated in the opinion of the court. ' .
1Opinion of the CourtJustice MillIir
This is an appeal from the Court of Claims.
Belden & Co., having a claim for seizure and confiscation of goods by the Mexicans during or shortly after the Mexican war, preferred their claim to the United States for presentation to the Mexican government. The goods having been im ported into Matamoras while that city was in the possession of the American forces, on which Belden & Co. had paid duties to tho amount of $18,347, the United States refunded this sum to Belden & Co. and took an assignment pro ■ tanto of their claim against Mexico.
By the convention or treaty of July. 4,-1868, between…
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