Introduction 1
ChapterⅠ. Drafting the Constitutional Grant of "Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction" 6
ChapterⅡ. Concurrent Maritime Jurisdiction in Common Law Courts Established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 18
ChapterⅢ. The Common Law—Admiralty Clash in England 28
ChapterⅣ. Courts of Admiralty in British North America 65
ChapterⅤ. American Admiralty During the Revolutionary and Confederation Periods 95
ChapterⅥ. Judicial Development of the United States Admiralty Jurisdiction 104
ChapterⅦ. Extent of Concurrent State Court Jurisdiction over Maritime Causes 123
ChapterⅧ. The Substantive Federal Maritime Law: Introduction 136
ChapterⅨ. The Substantive Law Applied in Maritime Cases in the Nineteenth Century 148
ChapterⅩ. The Jensen and Chelentis Cases 185
ChapterⅪ. The Law Applied in Maritime Cases After Jensen and Chelentis: An Overview 194
ChapterⅫ. The Substantive Maritime Law After Jensen and Chelentis: Workmen's Compensation for the Amphibious Worker 202
ChapterⅩⅢ. The Substantive Maritime Law After Jensen and Chelentis: Recovery for Wrongful Death 222
ChapterⅩⅣ. The Substantive Maritime Law After Jensen and Chelentis: Personal Injury Cases 242
ChapterⅩⅤ. The Substantive Maritime Law After Jensen and Chelentis: Miscellaneous Cases 258
ChapterⅩⅥ. Conclusion: The Relation Between Judicial Jurisdiction and Choice of Law 271
AppendicesA. Examples of Litigation in the Court of the Admiral of the West 284
AppendicesB. Common Law Restraining Writs During the First Half of the Sixteenth Century 289
AppendicesC. The Evolution of the Infra Fluxum Et Refluxum Maris" Concept into the Tidewater Doctrine 292
AppendicesD. The Acts of Trade Cases 294
AppendicesE. Prize Cases in the Colonial Vice-Admiralty 299
AppendicesF. The Seizure Jurisdiction of the United States Admiralty Courts 301
AppendicesG. Analysis of the Statutory Language at Issue in Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Company 304
Table of Cases 319
Index 323