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... Commentaries on American Law - Page 328by James Kent - 1873Full view - About this book
| James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1847 - 372 pages
...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 - 1851 - 706 pages
...and that the jurisdiction may be concurrent with courts of common law, in cases in which a common law remedy may be adequate and proper, inasmuch as the...point, " saves to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." ° Act of Congress of September... | |
| James Kent - 1858 - 732 pages
...considered of admiralty 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,... | |
| William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1860 - 778 pages
...lost. 1. tit. 25. () 13 Kep. 53. 2 Lev. 25. Hardr. 183. () Ff. 49, 15, 12, | в. (-) 1 Sid. 158. cases, the right of a common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it. Act Sept. 24, 1789, 1 Story's Laws. 50. Act of June 5, 179.4, 1 Story's Laws, 353. Seamen's... | |
| William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1860 - 780 pages
...25. («) 13 Kep. 63. 2 1er. 29. Hudr. 183. () ff. 49, 15, ΝΝ, } 6. (') 1 Sid. 158. сален, the right of a common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it. Act S*pt. 24, 1781), 1 Story's Laws, 56. 'Act of June 5, 1794, 1 Story's Laws, 353. .Seamen's... | |
| James Kent - 1866 - 722 pages
...considered of admiralty 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 is competent to give it." 1 We have seen that it is competent to give it, because, under the vigorous system of... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1875 - 732 pages
...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." These provisions of organic and Federal statutory law being in force, an act of the legislature... | |
| James Kent - 1866 - 722 pages
...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... | |
| William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1866 - 780 pages
...1. tit. 25. () 13 Вер. 63. 2 Lev. 25. Hardr. 1S3. () У/. 49, 16, 12, 2 6. («) 1 Sid. 148. cases, the right of a common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it. Act Sept. 24, 1789, 1 Story's Laws, 56. Act of June 5, 1794, 1 Story's Laws, 303. Seamen's... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1867 - 732 pages
...may be fairly construed as coming within the clause of the ninth section of the act of 1789, which " saves to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it." But the remedy pursued in the Iowa courts, in the case before us, is in no sense a common-law... | |
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