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United States v. New York & Cuba Mail S.S. Co., 200 U.S. 488 (1906)
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United States v. New York & Cuba Mail S.S. Co., 200 U.S. 488 (1906)
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United States v. New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Company No. 116 Argued January 22, 23, 1906 Decided February 19, 1906 200 U.S. 488
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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Payment of an illegal demand with full knowledge of the facts rendering it illegal, without an immediate and urgent necessity therefor or unless to release or prevent immediate seizure of person or property, is a voluntary payment, and not one under duress.
Affixing stamps required by the War Revenue Act of 1898 to the manifest of a vessel in order to obtain the clearance required by § 417, Rev.Stat., without presenting any claim or protest to the collector of internal revenue from whom the stamps are purchased or to the collector of the port from whom the clearance is obtained, is not a payment under duress, but a voluntary payment, and the amount paid for the stamps cannot be recovered either on the ground of the unconstitutionality of the provisions of the War Revenue Act requiring the stamps to be affixed or under the Act of May 12, 1900, providing for the redemption of stamps used by mistake. Chesebrough v. United States, 192 U.S. 253, followed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. New York & Cuba Mail S.S. Co., 200 U.S. 488 (1906) in 200 U.S. 488 200 U.S. 489–200 U.S. 490. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BF8L5FBGZKWDLDI.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. New York & Cuba Mail S.S. Co., 200 U.S. 488 (1906), in 200 U.S. 488, pp. 200 U.S. 489–200 U.S. 490. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BF8L5FBGZKWDLDI.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. New York & Cuba Mail S.S. Co., 200 U.S. 488 (1906). cited in 1906, 200 U.S. 488, pp.200 U.S. 489–200 U.S. 490. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BF8L5FBGZKWDLDI.
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