Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.
The pleadings in this case present but the single question of the title or ownership of the Bark Mopang.
Originally, the court of admiralty in England entertained jurisdiction of petitory as well as mere possessory actions. Since the Restoration, that court, through the jealous interference of courts of law, had ceased to pronounce directly on questions of ownership or property. Petitory suits were silently...
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