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BELCHER ET AL. v. LAWRASON

62 U.S. 251 (1858)

21 How. 251

CHARLES BELCHER AND COMPANY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. GEORGE C. LAWRASON, COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Benjamin and Mr. Johnson for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Hull and Mr. Black (Attorney General) for the defendants.

Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana.

The suit was brought in the court below to recover back from the collector of the port of New Orleans an excess of duties paid by the plaintiffs. The goods upon which the duties were imposed were certain invoices of molasses and sugars, imported from Matanzas, in the island of Cuba, in the year

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