Legal Opinion
The Margaret
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1824PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
22 U.S. 421 (1824)
9 Wheat. 421
The MARGARET, alias CARLOS FERNANDO, HALEY, Claimant.
Supreme Court of United States.
February 11, 1824.
February 15, 1824.
This cause was argued by the Attorney-General, for the appellants, and by Mr. D.B. Ogden, for the respondent and claimant.
2Opinion of the Court · StoryJustice Story
This is a case of seizure, for an asserted forfeiture under the ship registry act of the 31st of December, 1792, c. 1. The libel contains five counts, the four first of which are founded on the 16th section, and the last on the 27th section of the act. The former declares, "that if any ship or vessel heretofore registered, or…
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