Maritime tort
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A tort committed upon the high seas, or upon a navigable river or other navigable water, and hence (ailing within the jurisdiction of a court of admiralty. The term is never applied to a tort committed upon land, though relating to maritime matters. See The Plymouth, 3 Wall33,18 L. Ed. 125; Holmes v. Oregon & C. Ry. Co. (D. C.) 5 Fed. 77; In re Long Island, etc., Transp. Co. (D. C.) 5 Fed. 606; U. S. v. Burlington, etc., Ferry Co.. (I). C.) 21 Fed. 336.