Upon these facts, the Circuit Court directed the jury that the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover; and the propriety of this direction is the question before us upon this writ of error.
Two points have been argued at the bar. 1. That there was no actual restraint of persons acting under the authority of Spain...
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