Chace v. Vasquez
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Maryland. The libel in this case was in personam against the owners of the private armed vessel La For-tuna, stated to be owned by American citizens, for the recovery of damages for the illegal seizure, &c. of the Portuguese ship Monte Alegre and cargo, which, by a previous decree of the Court, had been restored to the libellants, no damages having been claimed in the libel in rem.a A decree proforma was taken for the libellants in the…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Maryland. The libel in this case was in personam against the owners of the private armed vessel La For-tuna, stated to be owned by American citizens, for the recovery of damages for the illegal seizure, &c. of the Portuguese ship Monte Alegre and cargo, which, by a previous decree of the Court, had been restored to the libellants, no damages having been claimed in the libel in rem.a A decree proforma was taken for the libellants in the Circuit Court, and Commissioners were ordered to be appointed to assess the damages: but the appeal was taken before the…
1Opinion of the Court
The Court were of opinion, that the case was embraced by the principle decided in the case of the Palmyra, since an appeal would still lie from the damages when ascertained; but, that, had the decree of the Circuit Court dismissed the libel, such decree would have been final.
Appeal dismissed.
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