 | Teaching Assistant: American Constitutional Law | | What was the original package doctrine? | Chief Justice Marshall's answer, as stated in Brown v Maryland (1827), to the question of when an imported article loses its status as an import and becomes a part of general goods subject to state taxation. According to Marshall, an imported article continues to be an import as long as it remains the property of the importer, is located in the importer's warehouse, and is not taken out of its original packaging. The doctrine was abandoned in 1976.Hover over to see answer  |
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