Woodbridge v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The facts of the case are found in 37 C. Cls. E., 17. The grounds of the claimants’ motion appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHowry, J.
After the abrogation of the treatj^ of 1778 between France and the United States the American schooner Atlantic sailed with a cargo consisting largely of horses for Tobago, and was captured on the high seas by a French privateer, canned before a prize court, and condemned for carrying contraband. Upon a claim under the act of January 20, 1885 (23 Stat. L., 283), for the value of the vessel and cargo this court held the condemnation valid (37 C. Cls. E., 17).
The questions now presented arise upon the claimants’ motion for new trial.
Error is alleged in holding that horses shipped at the time of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The PeterhoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- The BermudaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Lacey v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1892
- Shepherd v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1903