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PATTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 36.

159 U.S. 500 (1895)

PATTON v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 11, 1895.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank P. Prichard, (with whom was Mr. John G. Johnson on the brief,) for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

1. The first assignment of error is that which is taken to the instruction to the jury that the importation in question, though called wool waste, seems to be so called only because of its resemblance to what was formerly known by this designation; that it does not consist of refuse or broken particles thrown off in the process of manufacture, but is made intentionally, by tearing up what...

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