1796 United States Supreme Court case
| Hills et al. v. Ross | |
|---|---|
 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Full case name | Hills et al. v. Ross |
| Citations | 3 U.S. 184 (more)3 Dall. 184 |
| Holding | |
| one partner's plea may be a legally appearance for all partners, and prize agents may be liable to the owners of captured property if restitution is decreed | |
Hills et al. v. Ross, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 184 (1796), is an early United States Supreme Court case determining that the Supreme Court held:
A plea in the admiralty by one partner, in behalf of himself and his copartners, the rejoinder being signed by a proctor for all the defendants, amounts to a legal appearance of all the defendants.
Prize agents, who receive the proceeds of sales of prizes, and pay them over to the proctors without an order of the court, are responsible to the owners of the captured property for the net amounts so received by them, in case restitution is decreed.
See also
References
- Reports of decisions in the Supreme Court of the United States: with notes, and a digest, Volume 1, (Little, Brown, and Co., 1870) pg. 241
External links
- Text of Hills v. Ross, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 184 (1796) is available from: Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist