Cramer v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Martinsburgh, in Berkeley County, West Virginia, belonged to the insurrectionary State of Virginia until March 10th, 1866, (14 Stat. L., p. 350.) A. F. Cramer, who resided there until the autumn of 1862, is to be considered in tbis action as the real agent of A. F. Cramer & Co., and not W. H. Morrison, who was the sub-agent of A. F. Cramer. The distinction is important, as it shows that Qrossineyer's Case affects the claim favorably, and not adversely.
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Martinsburgh, in Berkeley County, West Virginia, belonged to the insurrectionary State of Virginia until March 10th, 1866, (14 Stat. L., p. 350.) A. F. Cramer, who resided there until the autumn of 1862, is to be considered in tbis action as the real agent of A. F. Cramer & Co., and not W. H. Morrison, who was the sub-agent of A. F. Cramer. The distinction is important, as it shows that Qrossineyer's Case affects the claim favorably, and not adversely. (9 Wall., p. 71.) According to the opinions, both of this court and of the Supreme Court of the United States, A. F. Cramer, being an agent…
1Opinion of the Court
Loring-, J., delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
Tbe suit is brought by tbe firm for tbe property of tbe firm; and, on tbe facts found, tbe locality of tbe firm, as a trader, was in Maryland, where and under tbe laws of which its mercantile bouse was established. This fixe's tbe nationality of tbe firm, as to which tbe locality of any branch of its business is immaterial. Tbe result is that tbe firm, established in loyal territory, by its agent, a disloyal person, appointed during tbe war, purchased tbe cotton in tbe disloyal State of Georgia. This was trading with tbe enemy, and tbe case is…
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