HANNAY v. EVE


7 U.S. 242 (____)

3 Cranch 242

HANNAY v. EVE.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P.B. Key, for the plaintiff in error.


MARSHALL, Ch. J. delivered the opinion of the court.

The essential difficulty in this cause, arises from the consideration, that under the resolution of congress, by which the vessel and cargo mentioned in the proceedings were condemned, a sanction is claimed to a breach of trust, and a violation of moral principle. In such a case, the mind submits reluctantly to the rule of law, and laboriously searches for something which...

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