Gulbenkian v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by Gullabi Gulbenkia'n and another against the United States to recover excessive import duties paid. There was a judgment of the Circuit Court (175 Fed. 860), dismissing the complaint, after trial before the court without a jury, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
FACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The action was brought to recover $8,-755, for excess of duties paid on certain wools imported into the port of Boston between November 2, 1903, and March 4, 1904. It will not be necessary to pass upon the question whether or not such action may be brought under Tucker Act March 3, 1887, c. 359, 24 Stat. 505 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 752), or whether the facts shown make out a case of duress. The language of Customs Administrative Act June 10, 1890, c. 407, 26 Stat. 131 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1886), is so plain that a brief statement of what took place will indicate…
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