Gen: St: Conn
1902, § 2088; Isaacs v. Railroad Co., 47 N. Y. 122, 7 Am. Rep. 418.
Terms beginning with "G" (207 total)
Gen. St. Minn
1878, c. 4, § 1, par. 4 :
GENER
Lat. in-law; a daughter’s husband.
GENERAL
dition. A “ridgling” (a half-castrated horse) is not a gelding, but a horse, within the denomination of animals in the statutes. Brisco v. State, 4 Tex. App. 219, 30 Am. Rep. 162. colonia] legislature of Massachuset...
General Scott during the Mexican war
1 Amer. & Eng. Enc. Law, 473.—MinNtary eourts. In England the court of chivalry and courts-martial, in America courts-martial and courts of inquiry, are called by this general name.—-Miilitary feuds. See FEUD.—Mili...
General vy, Lorman, 59. Mich
157, 26 N. W. 311, 60 Am. Rep. 287; Kidd v. Pearson, 128
GENERALI PasSAGIO
IN SOLIDO. In the civil law. For the whole; as a whole. An obligation in solido is one where each of the several obligors is liable for the whole; that is, it is joint and several. Henderson v. Wadsworth, 115 U.
Genesee Chief, 12 How
455, 13 I. Ed. 1058;
GENS
Lat. In Roman law. A tribe or clan; a group of families, connected by common descent and bearing the same name, being all free-born and of free ancestors, and ip possession of full civic rights.
Gent
et XII. ‘Tab. § 72; Poth. Introd. Pand.;
GENTES
Lat. People. Contra omnes gentes, against all people. Bract. fol. 37b. Words used in the clause of warranty in old deeds.
GENTLEMAN
Generalia specialibus non derogant. men are truly called “gentlemen.” Smith de
Geo. II
c. 28, § 1, it is enacted that if any tenant for life or years hold over any lands, etc., after the determination of his estate, after demand made, and notice in writing given, for delivering the possession thereof, by ...
Geo. II., by Sir G. Coke
(Same as Cooke’s Practice Reports.)
Geo. III
c. 127. 3 Steph. Comm. 721. c. 55, Schedule B.) Houses occupied solely for business purposes are exempt c. 81. Mozley & Whitley. c. 98, which restricted accumulations to a term of twenty-one years from the testator’...
Geo. IV
c. 35; 15 & 16 Vict. c. 87, §§ 18-22, 38. See Daniell, Ch. Pr. (4th Ed.) 1607 et seg. The office, however, has been abolished by 35 & 36 Vict. c. 44, and the duties transferred to her majesty’s paymaster general.
George, 65 Ala
259; Roberts v. Dixon, 50 Kan. 436, 31 Pac. 1083.
Georgia ;—Jackson’s Reports, vols
1-20 Texas Court of Appeals.
Gerke v. Purcell, 25 Ohio St
229.—School beard. <A board of municipal officers charged with the administration of the affairs of the public schools. They are commonly organized under the general laws of the state, and fall within the class of guae...
German Ins. Co
v. Frederick, Fed. 144, 7 Cc. C. A. Wentworth v. Wentworth, :
GERMANUS
Lat. Descended of the same stock, or from the same couple of ancestors; of the whole or full blood. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 145.
GERMEN TERRZ
Lat. A sprout of the earth. A young tree, so called.
GERVUS
Lat. A stag or deer.
Gessner v. Palmateer
89 Cal. 89, 26 Pac. 79, 18 L. R. A. 187: Blomstrom v. Dur, 175 II. $25, 51 N. E. 755; Tiernan v. Beam. 2 Ohio, 388, 15 Am. Dec. 557; Warford vy. Hankin 150 Ind. 489, 50 N. F. 488: Slide & Spur Gol
GESTATION, UTERO-GESTATION
In medical jurisprudence. The time during which a female, who has conceived, carries the embryo or fetus in her uterus.
GESTIO
german, as opposed to half-brothers, are those who have both the same father and mother. Cousins-german are “first” cousins; that is, children of brothers or sisters.
GESTUM
Lat. In Roman law. A deed or act; a thing done. Some writers affected to make a distinction between “gestum” and “factum.” But the best authorities pronounced this subtile and indefensible. Dig. 50, 16, 58.
Ghev. Oh
(or Eg.). Cheves’ South Carolina Hguity Reports.
Gibert, 25 Fed. Cas
1,294.—-Autrefois att. In criminal law. Formerly attainted.
Gibson
(Gibson of) Durie’s Decisions, Scotch Court of Session. :
Gibson, 80 Pa
417, 35 Am. Rep. 670; Boon vy. Aitna Ins. Co. 40 Conn. 584; In re
Gidionsen v. Union Depot R. Co., 129 Mo
392, 31 S. W. 800; Fretwell v. Laffoon, 77 Mo. 27; Heath v. Scott, 65 Cal. 548, 4 Pac. 5573
Gienn, 41 Ala
582; Fort v. Allen, 110 N.
Gif
(or Giff.). Giffard’s English Vice- Chancellors’ Reports.
Gil. Gilfillan’s Edition, vols
1-20 Minnesota;—Gilman’s Reports, vols. 6-10 Iinois; —Gilmer’s Virginia Reports;—Gilbert’s English Chancery Reports;—Gilbert’s English Cases in Law and Equity.
Gilb. Com. Pl
188; 8 Term, ; 3 Bos. &
Gilbert v. Kolb, 85 Md
627, 37 Atl. 423.—Joint trustees. Two or more persons who are intrusted with property for the benefit of one or more others.—Quasi trastee. A person who reaps a benefit from a breach of trust, and so becomes answerab...
Gilbert v. U. S., 1 Ct. Cl
34; State v. Kendall, 15 Neb. 262, 18 N. W. 85; Wilson v.
Gilchrist, 121 Wis
127, 99 N. W. 909; Wightman v. Karsner, 20 Ala. 451; Reynolds yv.
Gild. Gildersleeve’s Reports, vols
1-8 New ‘Mexico. Gilfillan. Gilfillan’s Edition of Minne sota Reports.
GILDA MERCATORIA
“Gift” and “advancement” are sometimes used interchangeably as expressive of the same operation. But, while an advancement is always a gift, a gift is very frequently not an advancement. In re Dewees’ Estate, 3
GILDABLE
GILDABLE. In old English law. Taxable, tributary, or contributory; liable to pay tax or tribute. Cowell; Blount.
Gill (Md.) 1; Barcus v. Gates, 89 Fed
783, 82 C. C. A. 887; McGlothlin v. Hemery, 44
Gill, 11 Johns
(N. Y.) 214, 6 Am. Dec. 363.
Gill, 145 Mass
1389, 18 N. E. 354; Cook v.
Gillespie, 158 Ind
454, 68 N. EB. 845; Blanding v. Sayles, 23 R. I. 226, 49 Atl. 992.—Final disposition. When it is said to be essential to the validity of an award that it should make a “final disposition” of the matters embraced in...
Gillis, 80 Wis
575, 50 N. W. 779, 27 Am. St.
Gillson v. Price, 18 Nev
109, 1 Pac. 459. A material alteration in any written instrument is one which changes its tenor, or its legal meaning and effect; one which causes it to speak a language different in effect from that which it ere! apeke....
GILOUR
L. Fr. A cheat or deceiver. Applied in Britton to those who sold false or spurious things for good, as pewter for silver or laten for gold. Britt. c. 15.
Ginetauath Vv
ey a 52 Ohio St. 324, 40 N.