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Hudson, 56 Kan

Categories: Commercial Law

Definition (1910 Edition)

378, 43 Pac. 2602.—Petty sessions. In English law. A special or pe session is sometimes kept in corporations an counties at large by a few justices, for dispatching smaller business in the neighborhood between the times of the general sessions: az for licensing alehouses, passing the accounts of the parish officers, ete. Brown.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.