Runnells v. Fletcher

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Runnells v. Fletcher

15 Mass. 525

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedJune 15, 1819

StatusPublished

Cited by12 cases

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Runnells v. Fletcher, 15 Mass. 525 (Mass. 1819).

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Curia.

To subject an officer to the penalty prescribed by the statute, it must be proved that the sum, alleged to * have been extorted, was demanded as a fee for some official duty. He must have wilfully and corruptly demanded and received other or greater fees than the law allows.

[467]*467By the facts reported in this case, if any offence has been committed, it is not against the statute on which the action is brought, but must be extortion at common law.

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Curia.

To subject an officer to the penalty prescribed by the statute, it must be proved that the sum, alleged to * have been extorted, was demanded as a fee for some official duty. He must have wilfully and corruptly demanded and received other or greater fees than the law allows.

[467]*467By the facts reported in this case, if any offence has been committed, it is not against the statute on which the action is brought, but must be extortion at common law.

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