· 2/10/1862
The Propeller Commerce
Citations
- 66 U.S. 574
- 17 L. Ed. 107
- 1 Black 574
- 1861 U.S. LEXIS 514
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- admiralty and maritime jurisdiction apply to the navigable waters of the Hudson
- civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction apply to the navigable waters of the Hudson and all other navigable waters of the Atlantic coast which empty into the sea, or into the bays and gulfs that form part of the sea
- “Process in rem is founded on a right in the thing, and the object of the process is to obtain the thing itself, or a satisfaction out of it, for some claim resting on a real or quasi proprietary right in it.
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Judges: Clifford
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