United States v. Hamilton

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts

United States v. Hamilton

26 F. Cas. 93, 1 Mason C.C. 152

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts

DecidedOctober 15, 1816

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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United States v. Hamilton, 26 F. Cas. 93, 1 Mason C.C. 152 (circtdma 1816).

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STORY. Circuit Justice.

Upon this evidence the indictment is not maintained. The place, where the ship lay, was in no sense “the high seas." The admiralty has never held, that the ■ waters of havens, where the tide ebbs and flows, are properly the high seas, unless those waters are without low-water mark. The common law has attempted a still more narrow construction of the terms.

Verdict for the defendant.

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STORY. Circuit Justice.

Upon this evidence the indictment is not maintained. The place, where the ship lay, was in no sense “the high seas." The admiralty has never held, that the ■ waters of havens, where the tide ebbs and flows, are properly the high seas, unless those waters are without low-water mark. The common law has attempted a still more narrow construction of the terms.

Verdict for the defendant.

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