Prize or no prize
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From 2 U.S. 1 - Miller v. The Ship Resolution · 1781Most cited · 21 citing opinions
The legality of a capture is open for question and examination, till a competent jurisdiction has decided the question, and a decree passes for condemnation as prize; then, and not before, all further questions and examinations are precluded; then, all parties, and all foreign courts, are estopped to say, 'the capture is not legal;