Supreme Court of the United States, 1883

United States v. Phelps

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 26, 1883 · Waite

107 U.S. 320; 2 S. Ct. 389; 27 L. Ed. 505; 1882 U.S. LEXIS 1222; 17 Otto 320 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision.

United States v. Cherry Hill Textiles, Inc., and International Cargo and Surety Insurance Company (Fed. Cir. 1997)
Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co. (Supreme Court of the United States 1932)
Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co. (Supreme Court of the United States 1932)
United States v. Phelps (U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York 1879)

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Opinion

*323 Mr. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court.

Section 2928 of the Revised Statutes, a re-enactment of sect. 21 of the act of March 1, 1823, c. 21, relates alone to merchandise taken from a wreck, and does not in any manner affect the proceedings under sect. 2927, a ré-enactmént of sect. 52 of the act of March 2, 1799, c. 22, to obtain an appraisement for an abatement of duties on account of damages to goods during the voyage of. importation. What -was said in Shelton v. The Collector, 5 Wall. 113, 118, to the contrary of this is disapproved. The subject is so fully and carefully considered in the opinion of the court below, that we deem it unnecessary to do more than to refer to the report of the case in 20 Blatchf. 129.

Judgment affirmed.

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