McCoy v. Hedden

Citations

• 38 F. 89
• 1889 U.S. App. LEXIS 2121

Syllabus

<p>1. Customs Duties — Statutes—Coxstructiox. Words in a tariff act are to be generally interpreted according to their meaning in the trade and commerce oí the country at the time of the passage of the act.</p> <p>3. Save — What Dutiable. Curry-combs, made of wood and iron, are not dutiable under a provision in the tariff act for “combs of all kinds, ” if at the time of the passage of the act they were not known in trade among merchants as “ combs. ”</p> <p>8. Same — Statutes—Coxstructiox. Where a clause in a tariff act is ambiguous, and no light for its interpretation can be derived from provisions of prior statutes relating to the same sub • ject, that construction must be adopted which is most favorable to the importer.</p> <p>4. Same. The word “saddlery,” in the provision in Schedule 3SÍ of the tariff act of March 8,1888, for “coach and harm ess furniture of all kinds, saddlery, coach, and harness hardware, ” etc., is to be taken as a noun, and not as an adjective qualifying “hardware. ”</p>