Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. Stranahan
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF, THE UNITED, STATES FOR THE ' • , ‘ SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW. YORK. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of § 9 of the •Alien Immigration Act of March 3, 1903, áre stated in the opinion,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The steamship company sought the recovery of money paid to the collector of customs of the port of New York which was exacted by that official under an order of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. The findings of the court, the case by stipulation having been tried without a jury, leave no doubt that the money was paid to the collector under protest, and involuntarily. We say this because the findings establish that thé company was coerced by the certainty that if it did not. pay the collector would refuse a clearance to its steamships plying between New York city and. foreign ports'at…
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