THE MARY AND SUSAN


14 U.S. 46 (1816)

1 Wheat. 46

The Mary and Susan. RICHARDSON, Claimant.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 13, 1816.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stockton, for the appellant and claimant.

Hoffman, for the respondents and captors.


JOHNSON, J., delivered the opinion of the court.

It is not necessary to go into a consideration of the national character or future designs of the claimant in this case. It has been solemnly settled, and must henceforth be considered as the positive law of this court, that shipments made by merchants, actually domiciled in the enemy's country at the breaking out of a war, partake of the nature of

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