The Henry B. Smith

Citations

• 195 F. 312
• 1912 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1642

Syllabus

<p>Admiralty (§ 1*)—Right of Action for Personal Injuries—Suit in Rem— Effect of State Statute.</p> <p>A right of action for the recovery of damages for personal injuries not resulting in death, arising out of a maritime tort, depends upon the maritime law, which cannot be enlarged by a state statute to give a right of action in rein.</p> <p>[Ed'. Note.—For other cases, see Admiralty, Cent. Dig. §§ 1-17; Dee. Dig. § 1.* ■</p> <p>Jurisdiction in admiralty of torts, see note to Campbell v. H. Hackfeld & Co., 62 C. C. A. 279.]</p>