Beyond Sea
English Law: Beyond Sea in the Past
This phrase is used in the acts of limitations of several of the states, in imitation of the phraseology of the English statute of limitations. In Pennsylvania (see more about this U.S. State laws here) , the term has been construed to signify out of the United States of America. 9 S. & R. 288; 2 Dall. R. 217; 1 Yeates’s Reports, Pennsylvania, R. 329. In Georgia (see more about this U.S. State laws here) , it is equal or similar to without the limits of the state; 3 Wheat. R. 541; and the same construction prevails in Maryland (see more about this U.S. State laws here) ; 1 Har. & John. 350; 1 Harr. & M’H. 89; in South Carolina (see more about this U.S. State laws here) ; 2 McCord, Rep. 331; and in Massachusetts (see more about this U.S. State laws here). 3 Mass. R. 271; 1 Pick. R. 263. Vide Kirby, R. 299; 3 Bibb. R. 510; 3 Litt. R. 48; 1 John. Cas. 76. Within the four seas, infra quatuor maria and beyond the four seas, extra quatuor maria, in English law books signify within and without the kingdom of England (see more about this legal system) or the jurisdiction of the king of England (see more about this legal system). Co. Lit. 244 a; 1 Bl. Com. 457. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about beyond sea is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including beyond sea.
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