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THE COTTON PLANT

77 U.S. 577 (1870)

10 Wall. 577

THE COTTON PLANT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. W.L. Hirst and T.R. Elcock, for the appellants:

Mr. C.H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, for the United States; Mr. Ashton, for the captors, contra:

Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the opinion of the court.

Whether the steamer Cotton Plant and her cargo of cotton were subject to lawful capture when seized, is a question that need not now be considered; for if it be conceded that they were, we are still of opinion that they were not liable to condemnation as maritime prize. The capture was made within the State of North Carolina, on the Roanoke River, and about one hundred...

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