The facts of the case in the year 1854 afford a Danish vessel, which was charged 15% for clearing from this Port to Honolulu, with a cargo of Tea and other produce. The duty was levied on the grounds that the produce was not imported "from beyond the Philippine Islands". But as Denmark and Great Britain stand by Treaty in the position of the most favored nations, and it was not contended that if the produce had come from California or any port of the United States, a duty of more than 5% could be claimed.
An action was brought by the consignees, in April term 1855, to recover back 10% of the 15% paid, and a decision was given in their favor on appeal to the Supreme Court, which reversed the judgment of the lower Court. Strangely, the judge of the lower court then stated that he thought his former holding had been wrong, and concurred with the belief that justice had been done in overturning his own decision.
It appears to me that a statement of the facts of the case will be sufficient to obtain redress for a state of things by which a premium is held out for the diversion of a trade from...
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has been rewritten toThe facts of the case
has been re-written to the above. However to follow the format to the letter as requested:The facts of the case in the year 1854 afford a Danish vessel, which was charged 15% for clearing from this Port to Honolulu, with a cargo of Tea and other produce. The duty was levied on the grounds that the produce was not imported "from beyond the Philippine Islands". But as Denmark and Great Britain stand by Treaty in the position of the most favored nations, and it was not contended that if the produce had come from California or any port of the United States, a duty of more than 5% could be claimed.
An action was brought by the consignees, in April term 1855, to recover back 10% of the 15% paid, and a decision was given in their favor on appeal to the Supreme Court, which reversed the judgment of the lower Court. Strangely, the judge of the lower court then stated that he thought his former holding had been wrong, and concurred with the belief that justice had been done in overturning his own decision.
It appears to me that a statement of the facts of the case will be sufficient to obtain redress for a state of things by which a premium is held out for the diversion of a trade from...
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is not needed as per the new instruction, the correct output is the three paragraphs above.