Stacey v. Emery

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1878-11-11

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Mr. Justice Hunt delivered the opinion of the court. Emery, a supervisor of internal revenue, was sued by Stacey for causing the seizure of a quantity of whiskey belonging to him, which had been libelled by the collector of internal revenue, under Emery’s direction, and subsequently released, on dismissing the proceedings against it. Th…

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