The Sapphire
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. The case was one of collision between the American ship Sapphire, and the French transport Euryale, which took place in the harbor of San Francisco on the morning of December 22, 1867, by which the Euryale was considerably damaged.
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This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. The case was one of collision between the American ship Sapphire, and the French transport Euryale, which took place in the harbor of San Francisco on the morning of December 22, 1867, by which the Euryale was considerably damaged. A libel was filed in the District Court two days afterwards, in the name of the Emperor Napoleon III, then Emperor of the French, as owner of the Euryale, against the Sapphire. The claimants filed an answer, alleging, among other things, that the damage was occasioned by…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Br Adley
The first question raised is as to the right of the French Emperor to sue in our courts. On this point not the slightest difficulty exists. A foreign sovereign, as well as any other foreign person, who has a demand of a civil nature against any persou here, may prosecute it in our courts. To deny him this privilege would manifest a want of comity and friendly feeling. Such a suit was sustained in behalf of the King of Spain in the third circuit by Justice Washington and Judge Peters in 1810. † The Constitution expressly extends the judicial power to controversies between a State, or citizens…
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