Bidwell v. George B. Douglas Trading Co.
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 the George B. Douglas Trading Company against George R. Bidwell. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by the George B. Douglas Trading Company against George R. Bidwell. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. On writ of error to review a judgment entered upon a verdict directed by the court in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $127.86, being a sum ecpml to the amount of interest due upon $1,266.36 which was unlawfully exacted by the defendant, acting as collector of customs, as duties upon sugar imported from Porto Rico by the plaintiff. The defendant, sued as an individual,…
1Opinion of the Court
COXK, Circuit Judge.
There are no disputed facts. At the close of the testimony the court directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant did not move for a direction in its favor. The motion for a new trial presents no question reviewable in this court. Reader v. Haggin, 160 Fed. 909, 88 C. C. A. 91: Denison v. Shawmut Mining Co., 159 Fed. 103, 86 C. C. A. 292,
The only question, therefore, is whether the defendant’s exception to the direction of a verdict for the plaintiff, taken after the verdict was rendered, was well taken. The record presents the somewhat anomalous situation…
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