 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1847 - 372 pages
...vessels of ten or more tons burthen, within their respective districts, as well as upon the high seas ; saving to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it. In the examination of the question of what constitute " civil causes of admiralty and maritime... | |
 | James Kent - 1858 - 732 pages
...act adds, by way of qualification to this designation of admiralty jurisdiction, these words, viz : " saving to suitors in all cases the right of a commonlaw remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." •The act of congress is rather ambiguous in its meaning, and leaves it uncertain whether... | |
 | James Kent - 1860 - 748 pages
...Act adds, by way of qualification to this designation of admiralty jurisdiction, these words, viz : " saving to suitors in all cases the right of a commonlaw remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." The Act of Congress is rather ambiguous in its meaning, and leaves it uncertain whether... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1875 - 732 pages
...9. That the District Courts [of the United States] shall have exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction...common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." These provisions of organic and Federal statutory law being in force, an act of the legislature... | |
 | James Kent - 1866 - 722 pages
...adds, by way of qualification to this designation of admiralty jurisdiction, these words, viz. : " saving to suitors in all cases the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." The act of Congress is rather ambiguous in its meaning, and leaves it uncertain whether... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1867 - 732 pages
...: I. The Judiciary Act of 1789 invests the Federal District Courts with exclusive cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction,...suitors in all cases the right of a common-law remedy, when the common law is competent to give it. This act was amended in 1845, and extended the admiralty... | |
 | 1869 - 820 pages
...provides that the District Courts of the United States shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction...common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it. It will be seen, therefore, that the jurisdiction of the District Courts of the United... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - 1869 - 950 pages
...common-law courts. Under the act of 1789,2 the district courts have " exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction...common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." Assuming this act to be constitutional, it seems very clear that a suit in rem is not... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - 1869 - 954 pages
...vessels of ten or more tons burden, within their respective districts as well as upon the high seas ; saving to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it," etc. 1 US Stats. at Large, 76. VOL. H. 11 fore the courts for some years ; and when it... | |
 | 1880 - 554 pages
...in what cases the District Court shall havo jurisdiction, and pi. 8 thereof declares, " of all civtl causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving...commonlaw remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." In Hiue v. Trevor, 4 Wall. 570, aud in The Belfast, 7 id. 644, brought in the State courts,... | |
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Of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving to suitors in all cases the right of a common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it, and to claimants the rights and remedies under the workmen's compensation law of... 
