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CARROLL v. UNITED STATES

80 U.S. 151 (____)

13 Wall. 151

CARROLL v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. B.H. Bristow, Solicitor-General, in support of the ruling below.

Mr. R.M. Corwine, contra, for the claimant.

The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the court.

We think that the Court of Claims erred in the decision given by it. The statute of March 12th, 1863, makes the right to recover depend on proof of ownership of the abandoned or captured property, of right to the proceeds, and of the fact that the owner gave no aid or comfort to the rebellion. It is plain to us that the ownership to be proved was that which existed at the...

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