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· 3/20/1882

The \ Scotland\

Citations

  • 105 U.S. 24
  • 26 L. Ed. 1001
  • 1881 U.S. LEXIS 2086

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  • defining “high seas” as “where the law of no particular State has exclusive force, but all are equal”
  • describing the “high seas” as “where the law of no particular State has exclusive force, but all are equal”
  • Priority of maritime liens asserted in Federal Court is determined by 46 U.S.C. § 911 et seq., even as to foreign ship mortgages.

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Judges: Beadley, Matthews, Geay

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