Ex parte Sprout

District of Columbia

Ex parte Sprout

1 D.C. 424

CourtDistrict Court, District of Columbia

DecidedJuly 15, 1807

StatusPublished

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Ex parte Sprout, 1 D.C. 424 (D.D.C. 1807).

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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.

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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.

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1 D.C. 424, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/ex-parte-sprout-dcd-1807.