TRACY AND BALESTIER v. SWARTWOUT

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35 U.S. 80 (1836)

10 Pet. 80

9 L.Ed. 354

WILLIAM H. TRACY AND JOHN B. BALESTIER, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. SAMUEL SWARTWOUT.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 21, 1836.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was submitted to the court on printed arguments by Mr. Sedgwick for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Price, district attorney of the United States, for the southern district of New York, for the defendant.


Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This case was brought into this court by a writ of error to the circuit court for the southern district of New York. The suit was prosecuted in that court to recover damages from the defendant, who, as collector of the customs, had refused to allow the plaintiffs to enter and receive the payment of the lawful duties, on certain casks of sirop of sugar-cane; which they had...

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