In rem libel
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 11 U.S. 496 - Brig Caroline, William Broadfoot v. The United States · 1813Most cited · 25 citing opinions
must state offence with precision
It is the opinion of the Court, that the libel is too imperfectly drawn, to found a sentence of condemnation thereon. . . . An information in rem ought to be as precise and formal as an information in personam. The civil law requires that a libel should be certain and positive in all material circumstances.
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