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MASON v. GAMBLE ET AL.

62 U.S. 390 (1858)

21 How. 390

JOHN T. MASON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH C. GAMBLE AND DAVID GAMBLE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A motion was made by Mr. Campbell to dismiss the writ of error for want of jurisdiction, which was opposed by Mr. Black, (Attorney General.)

Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.

A motion has been made to dismiss this case for want of jurisdiction, upon the ground that the sum in dispute does not exceed $2,000.

The case is this: The plaintiff in error is the collector of the port of Baltimore, and, as such, demanded a certain amount of duties on goods imported by the defendants in error, which they believed was greater than the amount imposed by law.

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