International Paper Co. v. Burrill
District Court, D. Massachusetts
At Law. Action by the International Paper Company agains't Charles L. Burrill. Judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for money had and received, brought by the plaintiff, a foreign corporation, against the defendant, who was and is treasurer of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to recover taxes paid by the plaintiff to the defendant on May 22, 1916, under the provisions of statutes held by the Supreme Court of the United States in International Paper Co. v. Massachusetts, 246 U. S. 135, 38 Sup. Ct. 292, 62 L. Ed. 624, Ann. Cas. 1918C, 617, unconstitutional. This tax was paid under protest and under alleged implied duress.
[1] Under the Massachusetts act (St. 1909,…
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