Legal Opinion

In re Webb

New York Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1862PublishedCited by 15 opinions

On habeas corpus, for the discharge of George B. Webb, a recruit enlisted in the naval service of the United States.

1Opinion of the Court

Brown, Justice.

The writ of habeas corpus in this case is prosecuted by James W. Webb, to procure the release and discharge of his son George B. Webb from the ship North Carolina, where he is detained in the service of the United States. The father resides at Winstead, in the state of Connecticut, and the return of Richard W. Mead, Esq., a captain of the navy, shows that George B. Webb enlisted as a landsman in the naval service on the 18 th day of September last, in the city of New York. At the time he signed the articles of enlistment, he made oath that he was twenty-one years of age, and…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Rowell v. . JanvrinNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  2. Tsutakawa v. KumamotoWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Murray v. GaultIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Wolf v. BauereisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
  5. Leader Printing Co. v. TerritorySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1897

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