Legal Opinion
The General Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 10, 1819PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
17 U.S. 214 (____)
4 Wheat. 214
The GENERAL SMITH: HOLLINS et al., Claimants.
Supreme Court of United States.
March 9th. Pinkney, for the appellants and claimants.
*443] *March 10th, 1819. STORY, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court.
No doubt is entertained by this court, that the admiralty rightfully possesses a general jurisdiction in cases of material-men; and if this had been a suit in personam, there would not have been any hesitation in sustaining the jurisdiction of the district court. Where, however, the proceeding is in rem, to enforce a specific lien, it is incumbent upon those who…
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