...jurisdiction, these words, viz. " saving to suitors in all cases thfc right of a common law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." The act of Congress...and leaves it uncertain whether it meant to consider seizures on tide waters, in ports, harbours, creeks, and arms of the sea, as cases of admiralty and...

...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...

...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,...

...proper, inasmuch as the Judiciary Act of 1789, sec. 9, when on this very point, "saves to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." (c) Act of Congress of September 24th, 1789..e. 20, sec. 9. By Act of Congress of August...

...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...

...25. («) 13 Kep. 63. 2 1er. 29. Hudr. 183. (•) ff. 49, 15, ÍÍ, } 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...

...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...

...District Courts with exclusive cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving to 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...

...37, § 12, and act of March 2, 1799, ch. 22, § 67. Concurrent jurisdictiou. Trial of fact by jury, j cases, the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it ; and shall also have exclusive original cognizance of all seizures on land, or other waters...

...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." Assuming this act to be constitutional, it seems very clear that a suit in rem is not...