Legal Opinion
United States v. The Kodiak
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided December 5, 1892PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRUITT, District Judge.
The libel which was filed in this case on the 15th of June, 1892, alleges that the schooner Kodiak, on or about the 6th of June, 1892, was seized by Henry L. Johnson, commander of the United States steamer Mohican, in Cook’s inlet, in the waters of Alaska, and within the jurisdiction of this court, and then sets out the cause of said seizure as follows:
“That said vessel, her captain, officers, and crew, assisted by a large number of natives of Alaska, were at said time unlawfully engaged in killing, and did kill, fur-bearing animals, known as 'otter,’ within the limits…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Church v. HubbartSupreme Court of the United States · 1804
- In Re CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. The James G. SwanDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1892
- The Louisa SimpsonDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1871
3Cited by5 opinions
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- The Grace & RubyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1922
- United States v. The AlexanderDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1894
- Walter Briehl v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
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