TY - JOUR AB - FROM the beginning of the American War of Independence naval captures occurred and the need for a Prize Court of more than merely state jurisdiction was felt. The appropriate State Courts did, of course, exercise jurisdiction in prize matters, but this proved inadequate in the international and interā€state spheres. VL - 4 IS - 2 SN - 0022-0418 DO - 10.1108/eb026129 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026129 AU - STEINER W.A. PY - 1948 Y1 - 1948/01/01 TI - PAPERS IN EARLY AMERICAN PRIZE CASES T2 - Journal of Documentation PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 90 EP - 91 Y2 - 2024/04/26 ER -