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HARTRANFT v. MEYER

No. 148.

135 U.S. 237 (1890)

HARTRANFT v. MEYER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 23, 1890.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Maury for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Frank P. Prichard for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

In 1885 Meyer & Dickinson were merchants in the city of Philadelphia, and John F. Hartranft was collector of customs for that district. They imported various lots of matelassé cloth. This cloth was composed partly of silk, partly of cotton and partly of wool, silk being the component material of chief value, and the proportion in value of wool being less than twenty-five per cent. The question presented...

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