Badger v. Gutierez's Administratrix

Citations

• 111 U.S. 734
• 4 S. Ct. 563
• 28 L. Ed. 581
• 1884 U.S. LEXIS 1829

Syllabus

<p>Collector of Customs— Vessels.</p> <p>The papers of a vessel not under seizure in the hands of a collector of customs, but not deposited with him for purpose of entry or clearance, may not be detained by him without subjecting him to an action for the resulting damage.</p> <p>When a vessel or its owner becomes subject to a statutory penalty for taking out improper papers, that does not justify a collector of customs in withholding from the vessel the papers to which it is lawfully entitled.</p>