THE AMERICAN ADMIRALTY ITS JURISDICTION AND PRACTICE WITH PRACTICAL FORMS AND DIRECTIONS 24080 BY ERASTUS C. BENEDICT, LL.D. a simple American Admiralty practice had been developed in New York passed on to all the courts of the United States FIFTH EDITION REVISED BY GEORGE V. A. MCCLOSKEY, A.B., J.D. OF THE NEW YORK BAR AND OF THE BAR OF THE VOLUME II ALBANY, N. Y. BANKS & COMPANY 1925 COPYRIGHT, 1850, 1870 COPYRIGHT, 1894 BY ROBERT D. BENEDICT COPYRIGHT, 1910 BY EDWARD GRENVILLE BENEDICT COPYRIGHT, 1925 BY BANKS & COMPANY OCEANS 84633a V. 2 Second Printing Printed in U. S. A. 4 PREFATORY NOTE This volume comprises the practice forms, i.e., forms used in litigation in an admiralty case, as distinguished from commercial maritime forms, such as bills of sale, ship mortgages, charter parties and bills of lading, which have been reserved for the third volume. Acknowledgment is made to Harry D. Thirkield, Esq., of New York City for the inclusion of many forms drawn from his ample collection and thanks are due to other members of the bar for individual forms contributed. Seamen's libels and answers thereto have been revised by William J. Dean, Esq., of New York City. 3. Verification by proctor.... 4. Verification: District of Massachusetts.. 5. Collision-Libel in personam for damages arising out of collision |