Duties illegally exacted
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From 54 U.S. 488 - Lawrence v. Caswell · 1851Most cited · 29 citing opinions
But it is proper to say, in order that the opinion of the court may not be misunderstood, that when we speak of duties illegally exacted, the court mean to confine the opinion to cases like the present, in which the duty demanded was paid under protest, stating specially the ground of objection. Where no such protest is made, the duties are not illegally exacted in the legal sense of the term.