[Nichols, Benjamin R.]:

ARGUMENT OF PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL IN THE CASE OF WILLARD PEELE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE MERCHANTS' INSURANCE COMPANY, BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY TERM, 1826, UPON THE QUESTION OF ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION, IN CASES OF POLICIES OF INSURANCE, WITH EXTRACTS FROM LEARNED TREATISES UPON THIS SUBJECT.

Boston: 1826. Contemporary plain front wrapper, stitched, 35pp. Very Good.

An examination of the scope of the admiralty jurisdiction accorded to federal courts by the Constitution, with discussion of early cases, colonial statutes, and constitutional debates. FIRST EDITION. AI 25593 [5]. II Harv. Law Cat. 223. Item #13949

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