instance side
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 75 U.S. 507 - Morris's Cotton · 1869Most cited · 32 citing opinions
admiralty jurisdiction
Where the seizure is made on navigable waters, within the ninth section of the Judiciary Act, the case belongs to the instance side of the District Court; but where the seizure was made on land, the suit, though in the form of a libel of information, is an action at common law, and the claimants are entitled to trial by jury.
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