Jennings v. The Perseverance

Jennings v. The Perseverance, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 336 (1797), was a United States Supreme Court case holding that: "The decision in Wiscart v. Dauchy, (3 P. 321,) confirmed. An objection that counsel fees were allowed in the court below as part of the damages, can not be entertained unless the fact appears by the record. If a prize is sold by agreement, and the money stopped in the hands of the marshal, by a third person, not a party to the agreement, increased damages are not allowed, but only interest on the debt."^[1]

Full case nameJennings, et al., Plaintiffs in Error v. The Brig Perseverance, et al.

Citations3 U.S. 336 (more)

3 Dall. 336; 1 L. Ed. 625; 1797 U.S. LEXIS 200

MajorityPaterson

ConcurrenceChase

Quick facts Argued February 10, 1797 Decided February 13, 1797, Full case name ...

Jennings v. The Perseverance
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 10, 1797 Decided February 13, 1797
Full case name	Jennings, et al., Plaintiffs in Error v. The Brig Perseverance, et al.
Citations	3 U.S. 336 (more) 3 Dall. 336; 1 L. Ed. 625; 1797 U.S. LEXIS 200
Court membership
Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth Associate Justices James Wilson · William Cushing James Iredell · William Paterson Samuel Chase
Case opinions
Majority	Paterson
Concurrence	Chase

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