Legal Opinion

United States v. One Case of Hair Pencils

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York

Decided April 15, 1825PublishedCited by 7 opinions

[Error to the district court of the United States for the Northern district of New York.]

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Circuit Justice.

The libel filed in this ease in the court below, alleges a forfeiture of the merchandise therein set forth, by reason of a false entry of the goods at the custom-house. [Case unreported.] It is founded upon the 22d section of the act of the 20th April, 1818 [6 Bior. & D. Laws, 300; 3 Stat. 433], Upon the trial a bill of exceptions was taken, and the_ ease comes before this court upon a writ of error. And the questions presented by the bill of exceptions are: (1) Whether the deposition of John S. Cornell, whose name appeared on the bond as one of the sureties for the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Trustees of the Freeholders & Commonalty of Huntington v. NicollNew York Supreme Court · 1808
  2. Swift v. DeanNew York Supreme Court · 1810

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Shutte v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Gray's Executors v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
  3. Sifred v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
  4. Clay v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1840
  5. Commonwealth v. KnappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1830

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