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Washington-Southern Nav. Co. v. Baltimore Co., 263 U.S. 629 (1924)
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Washington-Southern Nav. Co. v. Baltimore Co., 263 U.S. 629 (1924)
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Washington-Southern Navigation Company v. Baltimore & Philadelphia Steamboat Company No. 108 Argued November 27, 28, 1923 Decided January 28, 1924 263 U.S. 629
ON CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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1. The function of rules of court is to regulate the practice of the court and facilitate the transaction of its business. P. 635.
2. A rule of court cannot enlarge or restrict jurisdiction or abrogate or modify the substantive law. P. 635.
3. And this limitation applies to the rules prescribed by this Court for inferior tribunals in admiralty cases. Id.
4. Admiralty Rule 50 was intended to formulate practice already settled, and is not to be construed as empowering the district court to stay proceedings on an original libel until the libelant shall give security to respond to a counterclaim in a case where the original libel is in personam and where the cross-libelant has given security voluntarily. Pp. 632, 638.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Washington-Southern Nav. Co. v. Baltimore Co., 263 U.S. 629 (1924) in 263 U.S. 629 263 U.S. 630. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7KRMZEAZDFVMPZ4.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Washington-Southern Nav. Co. v. Baltimore Co., 263 U.S. 629 (1924), in 263 U.S. 629, page 263 U.S. 630. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7KRMZEAZDFVMPZ4.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Washington-Southern Nav. Co. v. Baltimore Co., 263 U.S. 629 (1924). cited in 1924, 263 U.S. 629, pp.263 U.S. 630. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7KRMZEAZDFVMPZ4.
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