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THE A/S GLITTRE v. DILL

152 F.Supp. 934 (1957)

THE A/S GLITTRE, Plaintiff, v. Robert W. DILL, Collector of Customs, Port of New York, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

April 12, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, Walter A. Darby, Jr., New York City, of counsel, for plaintiff.

Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., for Southern District of New York, New York City, Burton S. Sherman, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel, for defendant.

HERLANDS, District Judge.

Whether the doctrine of economic duress applies to the facts of this case is the question presented by plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment.

In this action, commenced on December 21, 1955, plaintiff seeks to recover a $1,000 fine paid to defendant under the Immigration Act of 1924 (8 U.S.C.A. § 167 and 8 C.F.R. 160.14). Plaintiff, the owner of the motor-vessel Ferncape, is...

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