Case ID: us-ct-cl_15/html/0620-01.html
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Author: {"author": "Mr. Justice Clieeord", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

LAWSON’S CASE.
    (14 C. Cls. R., 332; 101 U. S. R., 164.)
    Hance Lawson, appellee, v. The United States, appellants.
    
      On the defendants1 Appeal.
    
    
      A collector of the port of Crisfieldis required by the Treasury to aeeount for alt moneys collected. Sepays them over without protest as to his right to certain fees.
    
    The court "below decides that a statute establishing the salary of the collector did not by implication repeal prior statutes attaching certain fees to the office, and that it was not necessary that the collector should protest when paying out moneys in his hands pursuant to the orders of his superiors to save bis own rights therein. Judgment for the claimant. The defendants appeal.
    The udgment of the court below is affirmed, on precisely the same grounds.
   Mr. Justice Clieeord

delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, February 2, 1880.