Ex parte Sprout
District Court, District of Columbia
Ex parte Sprout, 1 D.C. 424 (1807)
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Ex parte Sprout
Opinion of the Court
discharged the prisoners on the ground of the defects in the warrant of commitment. It not being on oath, no time of imprisonment limited, and not under seal.
The Court refused to commit them again on the affidavit of the master, because they doubted whether the authority was not limited to a justice of the peace.
But the Court was clear that the voyage contracted for was not ended until the discharge of the cargo and ballast, if required.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Ex Parte Robert Sprout and Thomas Bailey
- Status
- Published