Legal Opinion

United States v. Sehlbach

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 7, 1898PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

1Opinion of the Court

SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.

In November and' December, 1893, the firm of E. Sehlbach & Co. imported into the port of New York three kinds or shades of a dye entered as “alizarine blue,” known, respectively, as “alizarine blue 5 R.,” “alizarine blue C. W. R. R.,” and “alizarine blue C. W. R. B.” The collector classified each as a coal-tar color, under paragraph 18 of the tariff act of October 1, 1890, which is as follows: “All coal tar colors or dyes, by whatever name known, and not especially provided for in this act, thirty-five per centum ad valorem.” The importers protested against this…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pickhardt v. MerrittSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Newman v. ArthurSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Dennison Manuf'g Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1896
  4. Smith v. FieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  5. Selbach v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1897

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. R. F. Downing & Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1905
  2. East Asiatic Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1948
  3. United States v. Charles R. Allen, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1950
  4. Farbenfabriken of Elberfeld & Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900
  5. United States v. Charles R. Allen, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1950

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