Bartram v. Robertson’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““There is a broader view of the controversy, ' however, which cannot be slighted. Stipulations like the one relied on are found in upwards of 40 treaties made between the United States and foreign powers since 1815. * * * If the argument for the plaintiffs is sound, all ‘these treaty stipulations are to be deemed embodied in the tariff act so as practically to exempt from duty the importations of all these foreign countries whenever the products of a single country may be exempted from duty.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Minerva Automobiles, Inc. v. United States