THE HART
THE HART
3 Wall. 559
Supreme Court of the United States (1865)
Positive Treatment
Also reported at: 18 L. Ed. 220 · SCDB 1865-063 · 1865 U.S. LEXIS 737
Cited by 2 cases
Opinion of the Court
[*560] The CHIEF JUSTICE:
The case in its principal features resembles that of the Bermuda and her cargo; they are, perhaps, even more irreconcilable with neutral good faith.
It is enough to say that neutrals who place their vessels under belligerent control, and engage them in belligerent trade, or permit them to be sent with contraband cargoes under cover of false destination to neutral ports, while the real destination is to belligerent ports, impress upon them the character of the belligerent in whose service they are employed, and cannot complain if they are seized and condemned as enemy property.
The principles recognized in the preceding case require the affirmance of the decree of the District Court; and it is
Affirmed accordingly.
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The Pedro, 175 U.S. 354 (U.S. 1899)…ascertained. A transportation from one point to another remains continuous, so long as intent remains unchanged, no matter what stoppage or transhipment intervene.” [*375] Applications of this doctrine are contained in the following cases: The Hart, 3 Wall. 559; The Springbok, 5 Wall. 1; The Peterhof, 5 Wall. 28. I do not understand that in the opinion of the court now announced the cases just cited have been overruled. They stand, therefore, and must be reconciled with the decision made in this case. This…