Case Name: Moodie versus the Ship Alfred
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1796-08
Citations: 3 Dall. 307
Docket Number: 
Parties: Moodie versus the Ship Alfred.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 307–307

Head Matter:
Moodie versus the Ship Alfred.
HE allegation in this cafe, as fupported by the evidence, ⅝ was, that the privateer, which took the Britijh prize in queftion, had been built in New Yotk, with theexprefs view of being employed as a privateer, in cafe the then exifting control verfy between Great Britain and the United States ihould terminate in war; that fome of her equipments were calculated for war, though they were alfo frequently ufed by .merchant Ihips; —that the privateer was fent to Charlejlon, where fhe was fold to a French citizenrthat ihe was carried by himi to a French ifland, where fhe was completely armed and equipped, and furnifhed-with a commiflion;-rrand that fhe afterwards failed on a cruize?" during which the prize was taken, and fent into Chdrleji'on.
Reed, for the Plaintiff in error,
^contended that this was an original conftrudtion of out-fit of a veffel for the púrpofe of war; and that if it was tolerated as legál, it would be eafy by collufion to fubvert the neutrality of the United States, and involve fhe country in a war.

Opinion:
The Cou(rt,
however, without hearing the oppofite Coun-fel, directed
Th$Deere?' to be affirmed.