Norton v. United States
Norton v. United States
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court:
In our opinion these cases are all governed by the decision in United States v. La Peyre (17 Wall., 191), which, although not •concurred in by all the justices then composing the court, is accepted as conclusive upon the questions involved.
While the questions of whether payments made under the circumstances of this case were voluntary or not, or whether, if' voluntary, being made under a mutual mistake of law, can be recovered back, were not considered in the opinions filed, it is. clear that the judgment rendered could not have been given-unless they had been decided adversely to the United States..
The judgment in each’ of the cases is affirmed..
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