States Bank, 66 Fed
514, 13 C. C. A. 612, 34
Terms beginning with "S" (870 total)
States Mut. Acc. Ass’n v. Newman, 84 Ya
52, 3 8S. E. 805. - ;
States Trust Co
v. New Mexico, 183 U. S. 535,
States v. Harper (C. C.) 83 Fed
471; United States v. Northway, 120 U. S. 327, 7 Sup. Ct. 580, 30 L. Ed. 664: United States v. Youtsey, (C. C.) 91 Fed. 864; United States v. Taintor 28 Fed. Cas. 7; United States v. Breese (D. CJ 181 Fed. 915.
States, 10 Pet
662, 717, 9 L. Ed. 573; Lammers vy. Nissen, 4 Neb. 245; Mulry v. Norton, 100 N. Y. 424, 3 N. E. 581, 53 Am. Rep. 206; Nebraska v. Iowa, 143 U. S. 359, 12
States, 12 Ct. Cl
281.—Mfomeyed capital. This term has a more limited meaning than the term “personal property,” and applies to such capital as is readily solvable in money. Mercantile Nat. Bank v. New York, 121 U. S. 138, 7 Sup. Ct...
States, in
computing money, before the introduction of the federal coinage.
States. Brande. An
agreement, league, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns or the supreme power of each state. Webster;...
States. See In re Police Com’rs
22 R. I. 654. 49 Atl. 36; State v. Burns, 38 Fla. 378, 21
STATIM
Lat. Forthwith; immediately. In old English law, this term meant either “at once,” or “within a legal time,” 4. e., such time as permitted the legal and regular performance of the act in question.
STATING PART OF A BILL. That
part of a bill in chancery in which the plaintiff states the facts of his case; it is distinguished from the charging part of the bill and from the prayer.
STATISTICS
presented a petition for liquidation or composition must produce at the first meeting of creditors a statement of his affairs, giving a list of his creditors, secured and unsecured, with the value of the securities, a li...
STATU LIBER
ranging facts illustrative of the condition and resources of a state. The subject is sometimes divided into (1) historical statistics, or facts which illustrate the former condition of a state; (2) statistics of populati...
STATU LIBERI
Lat. In Louisiana. Slaves for a time, who had acquired the right of being free at a time to come, or on a condition which was not fulfilled, or in a certain event which had not happened, but who in the mean time remained...
STATUTE
ute law, as ‘opposed to the common law or equity. Thus, a court is said to have statutory jurisdiction when jurisdiction is given to it in certain matters by act of the legisiature. of statutes which have been revised...
STATUTI
Lat. In Roman law. Licensed or registered advocates; members of the college of advocates. The number of these was limited, and they enjoyed special privileges from the time to Constantine to that of Justinian.
STATUTUM
Lat. Im the civil law. Established; determined. A term applied to judicial action. Dig. 50, 16, 46, pr.
Staundef
72, H.; 4 Inst. 53, ine marg.
Staup v. Com.., Pa
461.—Fixed salary. One which is definitely ascertained and preacribed as to amount and time of payment, and does not depend upon the receipt of fees or other contingent emoluments; not necessarily a sala which cannot b...
STAURUM
Stave Co
v. International Union (C. C.) 72.
STAY
rence in the accounts of monastic establishments. Spelman; Cowell.
Stead. Ch. Pr
528.—Bill in nature of a bill of review. A bill in equity, to obtain a re-examination and reversal of a decree, filed by one who was not aA per to the original suit, nor bound by the decree.—Bill in mature of a bill ...
Steam Nav. Co., 10 Cal
507; U. 8S. v. Pope, 28 Fed. Cas. 630; Ravesies v. U. S. ) 35 Fed. 919.—Coastwise. Vessels coastwise” are those which are engaged domestic trade, or plying between port and port in the United States, as contradisting...
Stearns, 111 Mass
268; Goodale v. Mooney, 60
Stearns, 66 Vt
187, 28 Atl. 875, 44 Am. St.
Stearns, Real Act
402; 1 Washb. Real Prop. 230.
Steckel, 47 Md
433, 28 Am. Rep. 481; Hays vy. Hays, 126 Ind. 92, 25 N. B. 600, 11 L. R. A. 376.
Steele (Co. Ct.) 43 N. Y. Supp
350.—Stock dividend. See DIVIDEND.—Stock-exchange. A voluntary association of persons (not usually & corporation) who, for convenience in the transaction of business with each other, have associated themselves to pro...
Steele v. Southwick, 9 Johns
(N. Y.) 215; oar v. Binns, 5 Bin. (Pa.) 348; 6 Am.
Steele v. Spencer, 1 Pet
552, 559, 7 L. Ed. 259.
Stehlin, 137 Ind
43, 35 N. BE. 997, 22 L. R. A. 577; Dorman v. Ames, 12 Minn. 461 (Gil. 347);
STELLIONATAIRE
Fr. In French law. A party who fraudulently mortgages property to which he has no title.
Stelloh, 74 Wis
425. 43 N. W. 99; Danforth vy. Crookshanks, 68 Mo. App: 316. In the law of insurance, an agreement expressed in a policy, whereby the assured stipulates that certain facts relating to the risk are or shall be true, or ce...
Stem, 67 Md
449, 10 Atl. 231, 1 Am. St. Rep. ; George v. Green, 13 N. H. 524; In re
Stepb. Pl
3; Crocker v. Black. 16 Mass. 448;
Steph
487. The power of doing whatever the laws permit. 1Bl. Comm. 6; Inst. 1, 3, 1.
Steph Pl
64, 65, 401. 256. 230. 73, 78, 230. 155. McAllister v. State, 94 Md. 290, 50 Atl. 1046; Standard Loan & Acc. Ins. 57, 236. More commonly termed a “simaltter.” (q. v.)—Joinder in pleading. Accepting the issue, ...
Steph. Comm
361; 2 Salk. 458. 422, 255. The escape from custody of a person lawfully arrested on criminal process.—-Breach of privilege. An act or default in violation of the privilege of either house of parliament, of congress,...
Steph. Crim. Dig
208; 2 Russ. Crimes, 78. And see, further, State v. Osborne, 116 Iowa, 479, 89 N. W. 1077; In re Coffey, 128
Steph. Lect
180.—Droit international. I[nternational lawe—Droit maritime. Maritime WwW. * 229. A free commoner; one who held of a superior, -but could -have no inferior below him.
Stephens, 45 Ga
143. (In pleading and prac tice.) One which is essential to the case, defense, application, etc., and without which it could not be supported. Adams v. Way, 3
Sternaman v. Insurance Co., 170 N. ¥
13, 62 N. E. 763, 57 L. R. A. 318, 88 Am. St.
STET PROCESSUS
STELLIONATUS. Iat. In the civil law. A general name for any kind of fraud not falling under any specific class. But the term is chiefly applied to fraud practiced in the sale or pledging of property; as, selling the same...
Stevens v. Annex Realty Co., 173 Mo
511, 7 S. W. 505; Griffin v. Graham, 8 N. C. 130, 9
Stevens v. Williams, 23 Fed. Cas
40; Duggan v. Davey, 4 Dak. 110, 26 N. W. 887.
Stevens, 138 Kan
459; Nash v. Hoxie, 59
Stevens, 33 App. Div
485, 54 N. Y. Supp. 23; Pratt v. Asylum, 20 App. Div. 352, 46
Stevens, 89 Me
336, 36 Atl. 398. ~—Incumbrances, covenant against. Sce CovENANT. é
Stevenson, 6 T. B. Mon
(Ky.) 271; People v.