In rem
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 65 U.S. 195 - James Nations and Joseph Nations v. Nancy Ann Johnson and James Johnson · 1860Most cited · 84 citing opinions
notice
When the proceedings are against the person, notice is served personally, or by publication; but where they are in rem, notice is served upon the thing itself.
How often courts cite the cases defining “In rem”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “In rem” — 89 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1789–1860
- ORIGINAL
It has been said that the Court of Admiralty acts in rem, that is, only to make the objects of dispute responsible.
Admiralty action