Adam's case
1 N.C. 47
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Bluebook
Adam's case, 1 N.C. 47 (circtnc 1793).
Opinion
said if one says of I. S.: He is a, thievish knave, it is not actionable; but a thievish pirate is actionable; and he added a pirate is triable in the court of Admiralty for restitution of goods, but for his life he is triable by commission at Oyer, &c. 4 Rep. 19.
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