Date decided 1796 | ||
Full case name United States v. La Vengeance Citations 3 U.S. 297 (more)1 L. Ed. 610; 1796 U.S. LEXIS 402; 3 Dall. 297 Prior history Error from the Circuit Court for the District of New York Majority Elsworth, joined by unanimous | ||
United States v. La Vengeance, 3 U.S. 297 (1796), was an 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."
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