 | 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... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1886 - 990 pages
...statute of the United States which confers upon the district courts authority to hear and determine "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 of all seizures on land... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - 1857 - 820 pages
...declares that " the District Court of the United States shall have exclusive original cognizance 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." It has been said that, perhaps,... | |
 | 1857 - 802 pages
...declares that •' the District Court of the United States shall have exclusive original cognizance 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." It has been said that, perhaps,... | |
 | 1857 - 802 pages
...declares that "the District Court of the United States shall have exclusive original cognizance 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." It has been said that, perhaps,... | |
 | James Kent - 1858 - 732 pages
...jurisdiction, when the case admitted of a prosecution at common law ; for the act saves to " suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law was competent to give it." i We have seen that it is competent to (a) Attorney-General v. Lo Merchant,... | |
 | 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
...District Courts shall have, exclusively of the courts of the several States, .... cognizance 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." This exclusive jurisdiction... | |
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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 Fourth. 
