THE PAQUETE HABANA

Nos. 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589.

189 U.S. 453 (1903)

THE PAQUETE HABANA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 6, 1903.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General Hoyt for the United States.

Mr. J. Parker Kirlin for claimants.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

These are cases of fishing smacks, which were libelled as prize of war. The proceedings in all the cases are similar and the evidence to a large extent the same. It was decided by this court in two of the cases, Paquete Habana and Lola, 175 U.S. 677, that smacks of this sort, engaged...

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