THE MARY


15 U.S. 123 (1817)

2 Wheat. 123

The MARY.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 14, 1817.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jones, for the appellants.

Mr. Webster, contra.


Mr. Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court.

We are of opinion that the facts stated, in this appeal, make a clear case of tortious dispossession on the part of the Paul Jones. The privateer Cadet had, with great gallantry, captured the Mary, and been in possession of her part of a night and day. The prize was close in upon the American coast, and making for a port which was open before her. It was not until the...

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