Legal Opinion

The Paquete Habana

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 6, 1899No. 395, 396PublishedCited by 365 opinions

APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. The cases are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray

These are two appeals from decrees of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida, condemning two fishing vessels and their cargoes.as prize of war.

Each vessel was a fishing smack, running in and out of Havana, and regularly engaged in fishing on the coast of Cuba; sailed under the Spanish flag; was owned by a Spanish subject of Cuban birth; living in .the city of Havana; was commanded by a subject of Spain, also residing in Havana; and her master and crew had no interest in the vessel, but were entitled to shares, amounting in all to two thirds, of her catch,…

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2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. Ex Parte WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  4. Underhill v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  5. United States v. TynenSupreme Court of the United States · 1871

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3Cited by365 opinions

  1. Sosa v. Alvarez-MachainSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. YousefCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

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