Gray v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters' statement of the case: This is the leading French spoliation case, but at the time when it was brought before the court a number of cases were presented by the various counsel, whose names are given below, and the general question of the Government’s liability, and the general principles more or less applicable to'all of these cases, were discussed at great length.
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The Reporters' statement of the case: This is the leading French spoliation case, but at the time when it was brought before the court a number of cases were presented by the various counsel, whose names are given below, and the general question of the Government’s liability, and the general principles more or less applicable to'all of these cases, were discussed at great length. The decision was understood to be final as to this case, but no-order was entered at the time of its rendition.
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
This claim, one of the class popularly called “ French spoli-ations,” springs from the policy of the French revolutionary government between the execution of King Louis XVI and the year 1801, a policy which led to the detention, seizure, condemnation, and confiscation of our merchant vessels peacefully pursuing legitimate voyages upon the high seas. Over ninety years have these claims been the subject of discussion and agitation, first between the two nations, and then between the individuals injured and the Government of the United States. Prolonged and heated negotiation resulted in the…
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