The Battle
Supreme Court of the United States
The Battle, 73 U.S. 498 (1868)
18 L. Ed. 933; 6 Wall. 498; 1867 U.S. LEXIS 997
The Battle
Opinion
delivered the opinion of the court.
The principle is too well settled that capture as prize of war, jure belli, overrides all previous liens, to require examination. * Decree affirmed.
*
The Hampton, 5 Wallace, 372; The Frances, 8 Cranch, 418.
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- Capture as prize of war, jure belli, overrides all previous liens.