DAVIES v. MILLER

No. 1279.

130 U.S. 284 (1889)

DAVIES v. MILLER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 1, 1889.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stephen G. Clarke for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Edwin B. Smith was with him on the brief.

Mr. Solicitor General for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE GRAY delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action against the executors of a late collector of the port of New York to recover back duties exacted on goods imported by the plaintiffs in July, August and September, 1873.

At the trial, the plaintiffs introduced evidence tending to show that the duties exacted and paid were excessive; that appeals to the Secretary of the Treasury were taken and this action brought in due time; and that the...

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