Herman v. Schell

The defendant having, upon the authority of Bartels v. Redfield, 16 Fed. Rep. 336, 340, conceded the right of plaintiff to maintain the action upon the assigned demand, the only question remaining is as to the sufficiency of the protest. In 1858, when prospective protests were sanctioned by the courts, H. Herman at that time doing business as an importer in his own name, filed with the collector a protest sufficient in form and substance and containing these words: “You are hereby notified that wo desire and intend this protest to apply to all future similar importations made by us.” The…