Hubbard v. Soby
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE CONNECTICUT. Motion to dismiss. The motion, entitled in the cause, was as follows: • “ Charles Soby, defendant in the cause above entitled, moves the court to dismiss the writ of error therein, for want of jurisdiction in this court to hear and determine the same.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE CONNECTICUT. Motion to dismiss. The motion, entitled in the cause, was as follows: • “ Charles Soby, defendant in the cause above entitled, moves the court to dismiss the writ of error therein, for want of jurisdiction in this court to hear and determine the same. “This is a suit between two citizens of Connecticut, brought October 9, 1890, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Connecticut. by said Charles Soby against said Charles C. Hubbard, to recover an alleged excess of duties upon imports exacted…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief Justice :
This was a suit brought October 9, 1890, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut to recover an alleged excess of duties upon imports exacted by plaintiff in error in his capacity of collector of customs of the port of Hartford, prior to the going into effect of the act of Congress of June 10, 1890, entitled “ An act to simplify the laws in relation to the collection of the revenues,” 26 Stat. 131. Judgment was given for defendant in error, February 27,1892, and on June 11,1892, the pending writ of error was sued out. The motion to dismiss…
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- Hubbard v. SobySupreme Court of the United States · 1892