2019 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part V - Procedure
Chapter 121 - Juries; Trial by Jury
Sec. 1873 - Admiralty and maritime cases
| 28 U.S.C. § 1873 (2019) |
| §1873. Admiralty and maritime cases |
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In any case of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction relating to any matter of contract or tort arising upon or concerning any vessel of twenty tons or upward, enrolled and licensed for the coasting trade, and employed in the business of commerce and navigation between places in different states upon the lakes and navigable waters connecting said lakes, the trial of all issues of fact shall be by jury if either party demands it. |
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 953.) |
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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §770 (R.S. §§566, 648; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §291, 36 Stat. 1167). Words "and Territories" following words "in different States" were omitted as obsolete. The act of February 26, 1845, ch. 20, 5 Stat. 726, from which this language was derived was intended primarily to cover the Great Lakes regions. The first sentence of section 770 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., providing generally for the right of jury trials in district courts, was omitted as covered by Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Changes were made in phraseology. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
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| Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART V - PROCEDURE CHAPTER 121 - JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY Sec. 1873 - Admiralty and maritime cases |
| section 1873 |
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| January 24, 2020 |
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| 5 Stat. 726 36 Stat. 1167 62 Stat. 953 |
