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MERRITT v. CAMERON

No. 84.

137 U.S. 542 (1890)

11 S.Ct. 174

34 L.Ed. 772

MERRITT, v. CAMERON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 22, 1890.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Stephen G. Clarke for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action at law by Donald Cameron and Donald E. Cameron, composing the firm of Cameron & Co., importers, against the collector of the port of New York, to recover certain duties alleged to have been illegally exacted on a cargo of sugar and molasses. The only defence that appears to have been pleaded was, that the protest of the importers against such exaction of duties had not been made within ten...

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