maritime cause

MARITIME CAUSE. Maritime causes are those arising from maritime contracts, 
whether made at sea or on land, that is, such as relate to the commerce, 
business or navigation of the sea; as, charter parties, affreightments, 
marine loans, hypothecations, contracts for maritime service in building, 
repairing, supplying and navigating ships, contracts and quasi contracts 
respecting averages, contributions and jettisons; contracts relating to 
marine insurance, and those between owners of ships. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2621. 
     2. There are maritime causes also for torts and injuries committed at 
sea. 
     3. In general, the courts of admiralty have a concurrent jurisdiction 
with courts of law, of all maritime causes: and in some cases they have 
exclusive jurisdiction.