United States v. The Little Charles
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Virginia
This court, at the May term, 1818, having reversed the decree of the district court, dismissing the libel against the Little Charles, and rendered a decree of forfeiture against the vessel, a monition, issued against Charles Grice, owner, and Warren Ashley, requiring them to appear at the next term thereafter, and show cause why a decree should not be rendered against them, for the sum of money expressed in the obligation.
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This court, at the May term, 1818, having reversed the decree of the district court, dismissing the libel against the Little Charles, and rendered a decree of forfeiture against the vessel, a monition, issued against Charles Grice, owner, and Warren Ashley, requiring them to appear at the next term thereafter, and show cause why a decree should not be rendered against them, for the sum of money expressed in the obligation. The bond was executed by these parties, pending the proceedings in the district court, for the appraised value of the vessel and one hundred dollars in addition thereto,…
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, Circuit Justice.
This is a motion for an execution against Warren Ashley, who signed a bond with Charles Grice, the owner of the Little Charles, then libel-led for a breach of the embargo laws, on receiving which the vessel was restored to the owner. In the district court, the vessel was acquitted; that sentence was, on appeal, reversed, and the vessel was condemned by the sentence of this court. On the return of the monition, which has been issued to the party who signed the bond, Mr. Ashley contends that the proceedings in the ease have been so singular, informal, and defective,…
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