Strauss v. Grande Maison De Blanc, Inc.

On April 28,1923, defendant entered into a written agreement with plaintiffs (who are what are termed “ customs attorneys ” admitted to practice before the United States Customs Court and the Treasury Department) whereby it constituted plain*84tiffs their agents to secure refunds of excessive customs duties paid by it upon importations under the Tariff Act of 1922 and authorized them to file protests in its name and to use all lawful means to collect such refunds and agreed to pay them for their services one-third of the refunded amounts.

On the following day defendant entered into a written…