Mercantile sense
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From 57 U.S. 150 - John Stuart Joseph Stuart James Stuart and William Scott v. Hugh Maxwell · 1853Most cited · 26 citing opinions
It would not be safe for the court to draw any inference from the apparent tautology of those parts of a revenue law describing the subjects of duty. In most cases, the terms used being addressed to merchants, are to be understood in their mercantile sense, the ascertainment of which is matter of fact, depending on evidence; and that which may seem merely tautologous might turn out to be truly descriptive of different subjects.