fixed intention
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 31 U.S. 445 - United States v. Quincy · 1832Most cited · 57 citing opinions
Neutrality Act / fitting out
The offence consists principally in the intention with which the preparations were made. These preparations, according to the very terms of the act, must be made within the limits of the United States; and it is equally necessary that the intention with respect to the employment of the vessel should be formed before she leaves the United States. And this must be a fixed intention; not conditional or contingent, depending on some future arrangements.
How often courts cite the case defining “fixed intention”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “fixed intention” — 57 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.