§ 295. Inference of legislative construction not to be drawn by reason EQUITY RULES Rule 16. Defendant to answer-Default-Decree pro confesso..... Rule 17. Decree pro confesso to be followed by final decree-Setting Rule 35. Bills of revivor and supplemental bills-Form... Rule 58. Discovery-Interrogatories—Inspection and production of documents-Admission of execution and genuineness.... 379 Rule 64. Former deposition, etc., may be used before master..... Rule 65. Claimants before master examinable by him..... FEDERAL CHAPTER I THE JUDICIAL POWER IN GENERAL 1. The judicial power as defined by the constitution. § 2. Analysis of jurisdiction-Two classes of cases. 3. Distinction between law and equity. § 4. Jurisdiction at law-In general. 5. The federal common law-In general. 6. General commercial law. § 7. Swift v. Tyson. § 8. Other authorities. 9. Classification of federal common law. § 10. Jurisdiction in equity-In general. § 11. Independence of federal equity jurisdiction. § 12. Criminal jurisdiction. § 13. International law. § 1. The judicial power as defined by the constitution. The judicial power, like all other powers of the United States, is conferred and defined by the Constitution, which provides that: "The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority; to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to controversies to which the United States shall be a party; to controversies between two or more states; between a state and citizens of another state; between citizens of different states, between citizens of the same state claiming lands under |