§508. Persons making seizures pleading general issue and proving special matter

If any officer, or other person, executing or aiding or assisting in the seizure of goods, under any Act providing for or regulating the collection of duties on imports or tonnage, is sued for anything done in virtue of the powers given thereby, or by virtue of a warrant granted by any judge, or justice, pursuant to law, he may plead the general issue and give such Act and the special matter in evidence.

(R.S. §3073.)

Codification

R.S. §3073 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, §71, 1 Stat. 678 .

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

General rules of pleading, see rule 8 of Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Supersedure of method of procedure prescribed in this section, see note by Advisory Committee under rule 8.