MAUNDY THURSDAY
MAUNDY THURSDAY. The day preceding Good Friday, on which princes gave alms.
Terms beginning with "M" (452 total)
Maus (C. C.) 20 Fed
728; Piper v. Brown,
Max
108.—Act of grace. In Scotch law. A term applied to the act of 1696, c. 832, by which it was provided that where a person imprisoned for a civil debt is so poor that he cannot .aliment [maintain] himself. and will make...
Maxw
iInterp.St. Maxwell on the Interpretation of Statutes.
May v. May, 62 Pa
206c Waldron v. Wald: ron, 85 Cal. 251, 24 Pac. 649, 9 L. R. A. 487;
Mayne, 118 Cal
516, 50 Pac. 654, 62 Am. St.
McAdams, 82 Ill
356; Wooster v. Plymouth, 62 N. H. 208; Goodwin v. East Hartford, 70
McAll
(or McAl.). McAllister’s United States Circuit Court Reports. ‘' McBride. McBride’s Reports, vol. 1 Missouri. ™
McAnaw v. Tiffin, 143 Mo
667, 45 S. W. 656; Lynch v. Livingston, 6 N. Y. 484.
McCaffrey, 177 U. 8
688, 20 Sup. Ct. 824, 44 L. Ed. 921; Missionary Soc. v. Ely, 56
McCalmont Oi] Co., 184 Pa
202, 38 Atl. 1021, 638 Am. St. Rep. 791; Gluck v. Baltimore, 81 Md. 315, 32 Atl. 515, 48 Am. St.
McCarthy v. McArthur, 69 Ark
313, 68 8. W. 56; Lincoln & K. Bank v. Page, 9 Mass. 156, 6 Am. Dec. 52; Lane v. Bank, 8 Ind.
McClaskey v. Barr (C. C.) 34 Fed
798.—All faults. <A sale of goods with “all faults” covers, in the absence of fraud on the part of the vendor, all such faults and defects as are not inconsistent with the identity of the goods as the goods déscri...
McCord Eg
(or Ch.). McCord’s South Carolina Equity Reports.
McCormick, 69 Cal
616, 11 Pac. 456; Bank v.
McCr
(or MoCrary). McCrary’s United
McCrary, 22 Ala
72; Ex parte Dusenberry, 97 Mo. 504,11 S. W. 217. Capital punishment is the punishment of death.
McDonald v. Brown, 23 R. J. 546, 51_Atl
213, 58 L. R. A. 768, 91 Am. St. Rep. 659; Morton v. Western Union Tel. Co., 130 N. C. 299, 41 S. E. 484; Williams v. Williams, 20 Colo. 51, 37 Pac. 614; Hood v. Sudderth, 111 N. C. 215, 16 S. E. 397.
McElroy v. State, 25 Tex
507.—Disturbance of tenure. In the law of tenure, disturbance is where a stranger, by menaces, force, persuasion, or otherwise, causes a tenant to leave his tenancy; this disturbance of tenure {is an injury to the lord...
McFadden v. Mountain View Min. Co
(C. C.) 87 Fed. 154.—Timber culture entry. An
McGl
(or McGloin). McGloin’s Louisiana Reports.
McIntosh, 58 Minn
525, 60 N. W. 672, 28 L. R. A. 605.
McIntosh, 8 Wheat
543, 588, 5 L. Ed. 681... Abstract of title. See that title—Adverse title. A title set up in opposition to or defeasance of another fitle, or one acquired or claimed by adverse ession Bond for title. See Bonn.—Chain ...
McKay vy. McDougall, 25 Mont
258, 64 Pac 669, 87 Am. St. Rep. 395; St. John v. Kidd, 26 Cal. 271.
McKeeby
5 Nev. 373: State v. Blalock. 61 N. C. 247: Knote v. United States, 95 U. S. 149, 152, 24 L. Ed. 442,
McKenney, 9 Fed. Cas
645; Bailey v. Duncan, 2 T. B. Mon. (Ky.) 22; Keyser v. School Dist., 35 N. H. 483.
McLeod
25 Wend. (N. Y.) 483, 37 Am. Dec. 328.—Solemn war. A war made in form by ublic declaration: a war solemniv declared y one state against another.—War-Office. In England. <A department of state from which the sovereign...
McMul
(S. C.) 357.—Possessio bona fide. Possession in good faith. Possessio mala fide, ssession in bad faith. A possessor bona fide ES one who believes that no other person has a better right to the possession than himself. ...
McVickar, 7 Cow
(N. Y.) 48; Sullivan v.
Md
258, e3 Atl, 838; Welsh v. Taylor, 134 565. 94, 28 Atl. 817; Chase v. Sioux City, 86 Iowa, 608, 53 N. W. 383. 472. 128, 48 Am. Rep. 542; Koenig v. Railroad Co., 8 Neb. 380; Long v. Converse, 91 460. 393, 54 Atl. 10...
Md.) 300, 52 Am. Dec
694; Moore v. State, 3.N. J. Law, 243, 39 Am. Rep. 568.
Me
63; Pulcifer’ vy. Page, 82 Me. 404, 54 Am 321; Lemons y. Wells, 78 Ky. 117; Mayrant v. Richardson, 1 Nott & McC. 347, 9 Am. 503; McCourt v. People, 64 N. Y. 585. 467. It has been said from the bench that 254, 34 At...
Meadowcroft v. People, 163 Ill
56, 45 N. E. 303, 35 L. R. A. 176, 54 Am. St. Rep. 447.
MEANDER
magistrate of:a city. Waldo v. Wallace, 12
MEANS
not the meander line as naturally run on the ground, is the boundary. St. Paul & P. R. Co. v. ‘Schurmeier, 7 Wall. 286, 19 L. Ed. 74; 1. The instrument or agency through which an end or purpose is accomplished.
MEASON-DUE
(Corruption of maison de Dieu.) A house of God; a monastery; religious house or hospital. See 39 Eliz. c. 5.
Mechanics’ Bank, 1 Pet
46, 64, 7 L. Ed. 47; New York v. Furze, 3 Hill (N. Y.) 612, 615.
Mechanics’ Sav. Bank, 72 Fed
413, 19 C..C. A. 286, 88 L. R. A. 33.—Principal fact. In the law of evidence. <A fact sought and roposed to be proved by evidence of other cts (termed “evidentiary facts’) from which it is to be deduced by inferenc...
Med
L. J. Medico Legal Journal, New York. L.P. Medico Legal Papers, New York.
MEDIA ET INFIRM
building, and -is intended to secure for them a priority of payment.
MEDIANUS HOMO 169
MEDIANUS HOMO. A man of middle fortune.
MEDIATE DESCENT. See DESCENT
MEDIATE POWERS. Those incident to primary powers given by a principal to his agent. For example, the general authority given to collect, receive, and pay debts due by or to the principal is a primary power. In order to a...
MEDLZ ET INFIRMZ MANUS HOM
INES. Men of a middie and base condition. Biount.
Meehan v. Jones (C. C.) 70 Fed
405; Cubn v. Barnes (C. C.) 5 Fed. 331.
Meek v. Breckenridge, 29 Ohio St
642; Harris v. Elliott, 10 Pet. 54, 9 L. Ed. 333; Humphreys v. McKissock, 140 U. S. 304, 11
MEETING
ute to be carried by all vessels above a certain tonnage. ' tual F. Ins. Co. v. eeraalay, 86 Md. 668, 39
MEINDRE AGE
L. Fr. lesser age. MKelham.
Meitzler, 23 Pa
156. Distinguished from such books as a ledger, into which entries are posted from the book of original entries.—Book of rates. An account or enumeration of the duties or tariffs authorized by parliament. 1 BI.
MELIOR
Lat. Better; Melior res, the better (best) thing or chattel.
Melton v. State, 24 Tex. App
287, 6 S. W. 303; Mathews v. State, 36 Tex. 675; Carter v. State, 68 Ala. 98; State v. Newbegin, 25