In the case of American Tobacco Company v. Werckmeister, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of American Tobacco Company, stating that a copyright owner cannot seize imported copies of their work without first giving notice to the importer and an opportunity for them to be heard in court. The dispute arose when Richard Werckmeister, who held copyrights on certain pictures used on cigarette packages, attempted to have shipments belonging to American Tobacco seized at customs due to alleged copyright infringement. However, he did not provide prior notice or allow for a hearing before seizure as required by law under section 4965 of Revised Statutes (now 17 USC §106). Therefore, his actions were deemed unconstitutional as they violated due process rights guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.

The dissenting opinion in the case of American Tobacco Company v. Werckmeister was not recorded or does not exist. The Supreme Court's decision, delivered by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., was unanimous with no noted dissents. Therefore, a summary of a dissenting opinion for this particular case cannot be provided as it is non-existent in the court records.