Edye v. Robertson

Blatoheobd, Justice.

This is a suit at law to recover hack moneys paid under protest to the collector of the port of New York, by the plaintiffs. It has been tried before the court without a jury, on an agreed statement of facts, the material parts of which are as follows; The plaintiffs are partners in trade in the city of New York, and carry on a business of transporting passengers and freight on the high seas, between Holland and the United States, as consignees and agents. In October, 1882, there arrived at the port of New York, from Holland, a ship owned by citizens of Holland, carrying…