28 U.S.C. § 1873 : US Code - Section 1873: Admiralty and maritime cases

Search 28 U.S.C. § 1873 : US Code - Section 1873: Admiralty and maritime cases

In any case of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction relating to
any matter of contract or tort arising upon or concerning any
vessel of twenty tons or upward, enrolled and licensed for the
coasting trade, and employed in the business of commerce and
navigation between places in different states upon the lakes and
navigable waters connecting said lakes, the trial of all issues of
fact shall be by jury if either party demands it.