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United States v. La Vengeance

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United States v. La Vengeance
Argued August 10, 1796
Decided August 11, 1796
Full case nameUnited States v. La Vengeance
Citations3 U.S. 297 (more)
3 Dall. 297; 1 L. Ed. 610; 1796 U.S. LEXIS 402
Case history
PriorError from the Circuit Court for the District of New York
Holding
A proceeding by the United States to forfeit a vessel is a cause of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, and courts will take judicial notice of a geographical fact.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Oliver Ellsworth
Associate Justices
James Wilson · William Cushing
James Iredell · William Paterson
Samuel Chase
Case opinion
MajorityElsworth, joined by unanimous

United States v. La Vengeance, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 297 (1796), was a 1796 decision of the United States Supreme Court which found that a proceeding by the United States to forfeit a vessel is a cause of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. Specifically, "[a]n injunction to enforce the forfeiture of a vessel, for an illegal exportation of arms and ammunition, is a civil cause of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. The courts will take judicial notice of a geographical fact."[1]

References

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  1. ^ Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania: held at the seat of the federal government, Volume 3 (Banks Law Pub. Co., 1905) pg. 297 [1]
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