YOUNG v. UNITED STATES


97 U.S. 39 (____)

YOUNG v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. J. Hubley Ashton and Mr. W.W. MacFarland for the appellant.

Mr. Attorney-General Devens and Mr. Assistant-Attorney-General Smith, contra.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

Beyond all doubt, the late rebellion against the government of the United States was a sectional civil war; and all persons interested in or affected by its operations are entitled to have their rights determined by the laws applicable to such a condition of affairs. It is equally beyond doubt that, during the war, cotton, found within the Confederate territory, though...

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