Chaffee & Co. v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1874-03-18

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Mr. Justice FIELD delivered the opinion of the court. The object of the demurrer to the declaration was to raise the question whether the penalty prescribed by the forty-eighth section of the Revenue Act of June 30th, 1864, was intended to apply to any persons except those in whose possession, custody, or contr…

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