locality
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 66 U.S. 574 - The Propeller Commerce · 1861Most cited · 51 citing opinions
admiralty tort test
locality, by all the authorities, is the test, in cases of tort, by which to determine the question whether the wrongful act is one of admiralty cognizance; and if it appears, as in cases of collision, depredations upon property, illegal disposition of ships, or seizures for breaches of revenue laws, that it was committed on navigable waters, within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, then the case is one properly cognizable in the admiralty.
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