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The plaintiff company engaged in stevedoring operations, loading and unloading cargo from vessels at certain rates. The defendant collector assessed the plaintiff a tax, considering it a "contractor". The plaintiff sued to recover the tax paid under protest. The court found that while all agreements could broadly be called contracts, the term "contractor" in tax law referred specifically to those operating independently. The plaintiff was not independent, as its workers loaded cargo under the direct supervi

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