...that the jurisdiction vested in the courts of the United States shall be exclusive as to civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving to...suitors in all cases the right of a common-law remedy whore the common law is competent to give it, "common-luw remedies" are not limited to remedies in...

...common-law remedy may be Sdequate and proper, since the judiciary act of 1789 expressly " saves to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it:" 1 Kent's Com. 333. Under the constitutional grant of power the admiralty and maritime...

...for penalties and forfeitures incurred under the laws of the United States ; 3. Of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving to...common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it ; 4. Of all seizures under the laws of the United States on land, or on waters not within...

...seizures are made on waters which are navigable from the sea by vessels of ten or more tons burden ; * * * saving to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law Is competent to give It." Act Sept. 24, 1789, e. 20, § 9, 1 Stat. Тв. The right of action for the negligent or...

...original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction," saves "to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it." This court held that the action in personam in the state court was a proper one. because...

...District Courte of the United States were given 'exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, » * * saving to suitors, in all cases, the rieht of common law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it ' And this grant lias been...

...gave to the District Courts of the United States "exclusive original cognizance of all civil cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, * * * saving...where the common law is competent to give it." It may be admitted that, but for the saving clause in this last-quoted provision of the act of Congress,...

...99H1)-991(25), 1233]), by Act Oct. 6, 1917, c. 97, 40 Stat. 395, § 2, as follows: "Third. Of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving to...common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it, and to claimants the rights and remedies under the • * * compensation law of any state."...

...Thereafter Congress adopted the amendments to the Judicial Code above stated. They were of the phrase, "saving to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it," by adding thereto the words, "and to claimants the rights r other cases see same topic...

...hereinafter mentioned shall be exclusive of the courts of the several states: • * * (3) 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." Held, that the state courts have no jurisdiction of equitable...