BARLOW v. THE UNITED STATES


32 U.S. 404 (____)

7 Pet. 404

JOSEPH BARLOW, CLAIMANT OF EIGHTY-FIVE HOGSHEADS OF SUGAR, APPELLANT v. THE UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr Morton and Mr Ogden for the appellant, and by Mr Taney, attorney-general, for the United States.


Mr Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a libel of seizure instituted in the district court for the southern district of New York, which comes before this court upon an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of that district, condemning the property, viz. eighty-five hogsheads of sugar, as forfeited to the United States.

The charge in the libel is, that the sugars were entered in the office of the collector of the customs for the district...

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