Underhill v. Hernandez, 168 U.S. 250 (1897) (No. 36)
1897
Case name: Underhill v. Hernandez Opinion filed: 1897-11-29 Docket No.: 36 Citations: • 168 U.S. 250 • 18 S. Ct. 83 • 42 L. Ed. 456 • 1897 U.S. LEXIS 1721 Case holding summaries: • detention of a person by foreign official • “Every sovereign state is bound to respect the independence of every other sovereign state, and the courts of one country will not sit in judgment on the acts of the government of another done within its territory.” • shielding Venezuelan military commander from liability for wrongs inflicted against American citizen during Venezuelan revolution
