Case: WARNER, BARNES AND COMPANY, LIMITED, v. THE UNITED STATES
Abbreviation: Warner, Barnes & Co. v. United States
Decision Date: 1905-04-03
Docket Number: 
Citation: 41 Ct. Cl. 506
Volume: 41
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: WARNER, BARNES AND COMPANY, LIMITED, v. THE UNITED STATES.
Judges: Mr. Chief Justice Fuller delivered the opinion of the Supreme-Court May 28, 1906.
Pages: 506–507

Head Matter:
WARNER, BARNES AND COMPANY, LIMITED, v. THE UNITED STATES.
[40 C. Cls. R., 1; 197 U. S. R., 419; 202 U. S. R., 484.]
This was a suit to recover duties exacted from appellants upon merchandise shipped by them from New York to Manila and landed at the latter port between April 11, 1899, the date when the ratification of the treaty with Spain was exchanged and the treaty proclaimed, and October 25, 1901. The duties wore levied under an order of the President dated July 12, 189S.
The court below decided that the duties were legally exacted and dismissed the petition.
The decision of the court below was reversed on the authority of Fourteen Diamond Rings (183 U. S. R., 176).

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Holmes
delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court April 3, 1905.
On May 29, 1905, a petition for a rehearing was allowed to be filed, and subsequently (November 13, 1905,) a rehearing was granted as to the question whether Congress ratified the collection of the sums sought to be recovered, and the case was reargued on that question.
The court adheres to the conclusion previously announced.
Mr. Chief Justice Fuller delivered the opinion of the Supreme-Court May 28, 1906.