THE UNITED STATES v. ONE CASE OF CLOCKS


58 U.S. 99 (1854)

17 How. 99

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. ONE CASE OF CLOCKS. LION, PINSARD, AND CO., CLAIMANTS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was similar, in its circumstances, to the case of The United States v. Sixty-seven Packages of Dry Goods, and was argued by Mr. Cushing, attorney-general, at the same time.


Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a libel of information, filed in the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, for the condemnation and forfeiture of one case of clocks, for entry of goods upon an invoice, in which the goods were invoiced at a sum less than the actual cost value at the place of exportation, with a design to evade the duties.

The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, upon which...

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