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§31105 Security when counterclaim filed
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Summary
When someone files a counterclaim, the person who answers must post the usual security unless the court orders otherwise; the case pauses until that security is posted.
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Title 46, §31105
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If a counterclaim is filed for a cause of action for which the original action is filed under this chapter, the respondent to the counterclaim shall give security in the usual amount and form to respond to the counterclaim, unless the court for cause shown orders otherwise. The proceedings in the original action shall be stayed until the security is given.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3110546 App.:783 (proviso).Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 3 (proviso), 43 Stat. 1112. The word “counterclaim” is substituted for “cross-libel”, and the words “original action” are substituted for “original libel”, to conform to the terminolgy in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App. U.S.C.).
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46 U.S.C. § 31105
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Apr 6, 2026
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