Case Name: Thomas and Kate Kenney v. The United States
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1867-12
Citations: 3 Ct. Cl. 366
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas and Kate Kenney v. The United States.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 366–366

Head Matter:
Thomas and Kate Kenney v. The United States.
On the Proofs.
An unmarried woman, resident in Charleston, invests her savings as a servant in two hales of cotton early in Ike rehellion. After the rebellion she marries the co-claimant?
Where an unmarried woman, resident in Charleston, invests her savings as a servant in a small quantity of cotton early in the rebellion, and marries after the rebellion, and her husband is found with her as a co-claimant, judgment will be for the claimants on the proof of her loyalty and right to the net proceeds under the “Abandoned or captured property act," 12 Stat. Xi., p. 820.
Mr. D. N. Cooley for claimants.
The Assistant Solicitor for the defendants.

Opinion:
Peck, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
This petition relates that Kate Kenney, of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, at and after the surrender of that city by the rebels to the United States, was the owner of one hale of sea-island and one bale of upland cotton, which, after the surrender of Charleston, were taken by the forces of the United States and sold by their agents, and that the proceeds thereof are now in the treasury of the United States.
The registration book of cotton seized, kept by the officers of the United States at Charleston, shows that one hale each of sea-island and upland cotton were entered in the name of Mrs. Kenney.' These two bales of cotton were purchased early in the rebellion out of the savings of Mrs. Kenney, accumulated by her as a servant. The hales were originally marked in the maiden name of Mrs.. Kenney, which was Cregan. Since the rebellion she has been united in wedlock to Thomas Kenney, who joins in this petition.
It is clearly proven that Mrs. Kenney did not give aid or comfort to the rebellion.
Claimant should have judgment for $368 90, which it is reported to us make the net proceeds of one bale of sea-island and one bale of upland cotton.