A Treatise on the Practice of Courts of Admiralty in Civil Causes of Maritime Jurisdiction: With an Appendix Containing Rules in the Admiralty Courts of the United States, and a Full Collection of Practical Forms |
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... libel an original suit against the proceeds in the Registry , and that the Admiralty Courts of the United States have jurisdiction in such a case.2 It is well settled , that a master cannot sue in the Admi- ralty in England for his ...
... libel an original suit against the proceeds in the Registry , and that the Admiralty Courts of the United States have jurisdiction in such a case.2 It is well settled , that a master cannot sue in the Admi- ralty in England for his ...
Page 78
... libel for wages , and the one third of the extra wages due to the United States will be decreed to be paid into the Registry . A libel has also been sustained in the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts ...
... libel for wages , and the one third of the extra wages due to the United States will be decreed to be paid into the Registry . A libel has also been sustained in the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts ...
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... libel of all the seamen as plaintiffs , which in England is a beneficial privilege , is in the United States absolutely re- quired.2 By the equity of this statute , seamen , having like cause of action , would probably be required to ...
... libel of all the seamen as plaintiffs , which in England is a beneficial privilege , is in the United States absolutely re- quired.2 By the equity of this statute , seamen , having like cause of action , would probably be required to ...
Page 97
... libel . But this does not apply to cases of personal wrongs , which die with the person , as at Common Law , the maxim of which , Actio personalis moritur cum persona , is derived from the Civil Law.3 By the rules ( b ) of the District ...
... libel . But this does not apply to cases of personal wrongs , which die with the person , as at Common Law , the maxim of which , Actio personalis moritur cum persona , is derived from the Civil Law.3 By the rules ( b ) of the District ...
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... libel and stated in distinct articles , as in seve- ral counts in a declaration at Common Law . ( b ) In such a ( a ) Where the father's name was used as prochein ami , and he settled the suit privately without the knowledge of the ...
... libel and stated in distinct articles , as in seve- ral counts in a declaration at Common Law . ( b ) In such a ( a ) Where the father's name was used as prochein ami , and he settled the suit privately without the knowledge of the ...
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Act of Cong Act of Congress Admiralty and maritime Admiralty Courts Admiralty jurisdiction Admiralty practice affidavit allegations answer Antonio Vega appeal appraisement arrest Attorney bail bail bond Boston aforesaid Bottomry brig Brigantine cargo causes of Admiralty Charter-party Circuit Court civil causes Civil Law claim claimant Clerk Clerke's Prax commissioners Common Law costs Court of Admiralty Cranch defendant depositions District Court District of Massachusetts dollars evidence execution filed forfeiture FRANCIS BASSETT Gall Hagg Honorable Court Ibid interrogatories issue John Schenck Judge judgment justice Law's Eccl Letters Rogatory maritime jurisdiction Mason Massachusetts master merchandise miralty monition notice oath owner person personam plaintiff pleadings port of Boston Prac pray proceed proceedings proctor proof Respondent RULE schooner seamen seizure ship or vessel shipping articles statute stipulation suit Supreme Court sureties sworn taken term testimony therein thereof tion trial United voyage wages wares Wheat witnesses writ
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Page 413 - Judge, on account of their race, color and previous condition of servitude, and for no other reason, against the peace and dignity of the United States, and against the form of the Statute of the United States in such case made and provided.
Page 270 - That final decrees and judgments in civil actions in a district court, where the matter in dispute exceeds the sum or value of fifty dollars, exclusive of costs, may be re-examined, and reversed or affirmed in a circuit court, holden in the same district, upon a writ of error...
Page 208 - Such depositions may be taken before any judge of any court of the United States, or any commissioner of a circuit, or any clerk of a district or circuit court, or any chancellor, justice, or judge of a supreme or superior court, mayor or chief magistrate of a city, judge of a county court, or court of common pleas of any of the United States...
Page 292 - In all suits for an assault or beating on the high seas, or elsewhere within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, the suit shall be in personam only.
Page 86 - Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him ; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Page 207 - ... shall fail to comply with such order to produce books or writings, it shall be lawful for the courts, respectively, on motion, to give the like judgment for the defendant, as in cases of nonsuit; and if a defendant...
Page 86 - But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him an hundred pence ; and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Page 103 - ... may summon the master of such vessel to appear before him, to show cause why process should not issue against such vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, according to the course of admiralty courts, to answer for the wages.
Page 473 - And lastly, it is hereby declared and agreed by and between the said parties to these presents, that in case the said...
Page 302 - The libel shall also propound and articulate in distinct articles the various allegations of fact upon which the libellant relies in support of his suit, so that the defendant may be enabled to answer distinctly and separately the several matters contained in each article...