The Rugen .—Buhring
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the. circuit court for the district of Georgia. The Schooner Rugen and cargo were libelled in the district court for that district, as prize of war, either as belonging to the enemies of. the United States, or as the property of citizens who' had been trading with the enemy. A claim was interposed by Mr. Buhfing, a subject of the king of Sweden, on the ground that both vessel and cargo belonged to him, and were, bona fide, neutral property.
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Appeal from the. circuit court for the district of Georgia. The Schooner Rugen and cargo were libelled in the district court for that district, as prize of war, either as belonging to the enemies of. the United States, or as the property of citizens who' had been trading with the enemy. A claim was interposed by Mr. Buhfing, a subject of the king of Sweden, on the ground that both vessel and cargo belonged to him, and were, bona fide, neutral property. This claim -was rejected by the district court; which sentence was affirmed by the circuit court, and thereupon the claimant appealed to this…
1Opinion of the Court
Livingston, J.,.
delivered the opinión of the court.
It has been contended, that this vessel and, cargo were bom fide the' property of the appellant, a subject of Sweden, who had a right to trade with the enemy of the United States; and that having done nothing to forfeit his neutral character, both the sen- ' tences below were erroneous, and ought to be reversed. To entitle himself to such reversal, the claimant has undertaken to show, arid insists that he has shown, that at the time of, arid previous to, the departure of the Rugen from the United States, she, as well as the cargo on board,…
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