 | James Kent - Law - 1858 - 732 pages
...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, c. 20, sec. 9. By act of congress of Angust... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1860 - 748 pages
...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... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 778 pages
...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... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1866 - 724 pages
...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 the English law,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1875 - 732 pages
...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 - Law - 1866 - 722 pages
...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 - Great Britain - 1866 - 780 pages
...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 - Courts - 1867 - 732 pages
...before us is not within the saving clause of the ninth section. That clause only saves to suitors " the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." It is not a remedy in the common-law courts which is saved, but a common-law remedy. A... | |
 | Commercial law - 1868 - 988 pages
...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... | |
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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... 
