The Haytian Republic
Citations
- 154 U.S. 118
- 14 S. Ct. 992
- 38 L. Ed. 930
- 1894 U.S. LEXIS 2222
Syllabus
<p>When a vessel, libelled for smuggling and for violations of the Chinese Exclusion Act, is discharged on giving the bond required by law, it may be again libelled in another district for similar offences, alleged to have been committed prior to the offences charged in the first libel; but, if both suits proceed to judgment, there can be but one forfeiture of the vessel.</p>
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “One of the tests laid down for the purpose of determining whether or not the causes of action should have been joined in one suit is whether the evidence necessary to prove one cause of action would establish the other.”
- affirming lower court’s dismissal of duplicative suit
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Judges: White
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