CROSS ET AL. v. HARRISON


57 U.S. 164 (____)

16 How. 164

ALEXANDER CROSS, WILLIAM L. HOBSON, AND WILLIAM HOOPER, TRADING UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF CROSS, HOBSON, & COMPANY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. EDWARD H. HARRISON.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Richard T. Merrick and Mr. James W. McCullok, upon a brief filed by himself and Mr. John S. McCullok, for the plaintiffs in error, upon which side there was also filed a brief by Mr. Rockwell and Mr. Lawrence; and by Mr. Cushing, (Attorney-General,) for the defendant in error.


Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

It was an action brought by Cross, Hobson and Company against Harrison, for the return of duties alleged to be illegally exacted by Harrison whilst he was acting as collector of the customs at the port of San Francisco, in California. The claim...

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