Supreme Court of Vermont, 1816

Clow v. Wright

Clow v. Wright
Supreme Court of Vermont · Decided July 1, 1816
1 Brayt. 118

Clow v. Wright

Opinion of the Court

IN a case where a military officer, stationed on the lines of the territory, in time of war, seized, the person qí an individual *119•frho was transporting property towards the enemy’s province, finder circumstances to create a reasonable suspicion, that he iras about to transport the same to the enemy, and immediately delivered him over to his superior officer.

The Court held the' officer seizing was justified,

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