Forman v. Peaslee

CURTIS, Circuit Justice.

This is an action against the collector of the port of Boston and Charlestown, to recover back moneys paid under protest for duties on an importation of railroad iron, manufactured by the plaintiff in England, and exported by him to this country, to be sold here on his account. It appears that the plaintiff made a contract with Train & Co., who had a line of packet ships plying between Liverpool and Boston, to transport this iron from Wales, where it was manufactured, to Boston, at a freight of twenty-two shillings and sixpence per ton. Train & Co. employed' coasting…