Arthur v. Morrison
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Morrison and others brought this suit to recover the sum exacted from them by Arthur, the collector of the port of New York, in excess of what they protested was the lawful duty upon certain imported veils.
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Morrison and others brought this suit to recover the sum exacted from them by Arthur, the collector of the port of New York, in excess of what they protested was the lawful duty upon certain imported veils. The portion of the eighth section of the act of June 30, 1864, c. 171, 13 Stat. 210, applicable to the case, is as follows: “ That on and after the day and year aforesaid, in lieu of the duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
It was undisputed upon the pleadings that the Veils in question were commercially known among importers and dealers, and were bought and sold, as “ crape veils,” and never otherwise.
The question of law thus presented is, whether veils, which are not commonly called “ silk veils,” but are veils manufactured of silk, and are known commercially as “ crape veils,” and not otherwise, are liable to a duty of sixty per cent.
The argument of the government is, .that the statute in question is a comprehensive one, intended to include all articles made of silk, or of which silk-is the component material…
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