Reprint of the first edition. At the time of its publication therewere other popular treatises on the subject in use by Americanlawyers, but the particularly American viewpoint and practicality ofBenedict's treatise enabled it to surpass the others. Now in itsseventh edition, it is still the premier work on the subject.In addition to covering American maritime law and practice in thecourts, Benedict includes comprehensive discussions of trial by jury,the ancient jurisdiction of the English admiralty, the strife betweenthe Common Law Courts and the Admiralty in the 16th and 17thcenturies, the English admiralty at the time of the AmericanRevolution; and the admiralty jurisdiction of the state courts ofadmiralty, the British colonies, Scotland and Ireland, France andother portions of Continental Europe. An appendix contains rules forthe United States Supreme Court, the United States District andCircuit Courts and fee schedules, statutes and forms. Benedict [1800-1880], a noted lawyer and educator, was considered "one of theforemost admiralty lawyers of his day. Dictionary of AmericanBiography I: 177.