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· 3/10/1815

The Brig Ann, McLain, Master

Citations

  • 13 U.S. 289
  • 3 L. Ed. 734
  • 9 Cranch 289
  • 1815 U.S. LEXIS 391

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  • stating that the res “is constructively [within the court’s possession] when, by a seizure, it is held, to ascertain and enforce a right or forfeiture which can alone be decided by a judicial decree in rem.”

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