STEAMBOAT COMPANY v. CHASE


83 U.S. 522 (____)

16 Wall. 522

STEAMBOAT COMPANY v. CHASE.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. J.A. Gardner and B.F. Thurston, for the plaintiff in error:

Mr. W.P. Sheffield, contra:


Mr. Justice CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.

Remedies for marine torts, it is conceded, may be prosecuted in the admiralty courts, even though the wrongful act was committed on navigable waters within the body of a county, as the exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction is conferred upon the District Courts by the ninth section...

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