Dorr v. Hoyt

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

Dorr v. Hoyt

7 F. Cas. 926

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

DecidedJuly 1, 1878

StatusPublished

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Dorr v. Hoyt, 7 F. Cas. 926 (circtsdny 1878).

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THE COURT

said that all articles • manu-rfactured partly of silk, or of which silk was a -component part, were entitled to be admitted free of duty. The custom house department had established, as it appealed by the testimony adduced in this case, a rule which the merchants had protested against, and this was a question for the jury to pass upon. "The jury, without leaving their seats, found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount •claimed, namely, $88.60; thus sustaining the protest of the merchants, that twist is not liable to payment of duty.

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THE COURT

said that all articles • manu-rfactured partly of silk, or of which silk was a -component part, were entitled to be admitted free of duty. The custom house department had established, as it appealed by the testimony adduced in this case, a rule which the merchants had protested against, and this was a question for the jury to pass upon. "The jury, without leaving their seats, found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount •claimed, namely, $88.60; thus sustaining the protest of the merchants, that twist is not liable to payment of duty.

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7 F. Cas. 926, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/dorr-v-hoyt-circtsdny-1878.