United States v. La Vengeance

United States v. La Vengeance

Argued August 10, 1796
Decided August 11, 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
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
Case opinions
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."[1]

References

  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
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