ARTHUR v. PASTOR


109 U.S. 139 (1883)

ARTHUR, Collector, v. PASTOR & Others.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 5th, 1883.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Maury for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. Edward Hartley and Mr. Walter H. Coleman for the defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE MATTHEWS delivered the opinion of the court.

After stating the facts as above recited, he continued:

The construction of the statute and the rule of computation, adopted by the collector, proceed upon the supposition that the rate of duty to be charged and collected upon washed wool is to be double that charged and collected upon the same weight and value of unwashed wool. Hence, because 3,294 pounds of unwashed wool would be chargeable with a...

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