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.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 953(, .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 29136 Stat. 1167Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 770 (R.S. §§ 566, 648; , ).
act of February 26, 1845, ch. 205 Stat. 726Words “and Territories” following words “in different States” were omitted as obsolete. The , , from which this language was derived was intended primarily to cover the Great Lakes regions.
section 770 of title 28The first sentence of , 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.