U.S. Supreme Court

Davies v. Miller, 130 U.S. 284 (1889)

Davies v. Miller

No. 1279

Argued January 14-15, 1889

Decided April 1, 1889

130 U.S. 284

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED

STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Syllabus

The notice of dissatisfaction with the decision of the collector of customs as to the rate and amount of duties on imported goods, required by the Act of June 30, 1864, c. 171, § 14, Rev.Stat. § 2931, to be given "within ten days after the ascertainment and liquidation of the duties by the proper officers of the customs," may be given at any time after the entry of the goods and the collector's original estimate of the amount of duties, and before the final ascertainment and liquidation of the duties as stamped upon the entry.

The case is stated in the opinion.