Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the opinion of the court. In an action like the present,'brought to recover that which is substantially a statutory penalty, the statute must receive a strict, that is, a literal construction. The defendant is not to be subjected to a penalty unless the words of the statute plainly impose it. The question, therefore, is whether t…
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