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U. 8

Categories: Contracts

Definition (1910 Edition)

546, 1 Sup. Ct. 418, 27 L. Ed. 254.

v. Pope, 28 Fed. Cas. 680; Hamilton v.

100, 10 Sup. Ct. 681, 34 L. Ed. 128; Mobile County v. Kimball, 102 U. S. 691, 26

v. Greenwald (D. C.) 64 Fed. 8.—Oounty officers. Those Whose general authority and jurisdiction are confined within the limits of the county in which they are spyomnted. who are appointed in and for a particular county, and whose duties apply only to that county, and through whom the county performs its usual litical functions. State vy. Burns. 38 Fla. » 21 South. 200; State v. Glenn, 7 Heisk. (rene) 473; In re Carpenter, 7 Barb. (N. x) * Philadelphia v. Martin, 125 Pa. 583, 1 Atl — County palatine. A term bestowed upon certain counties in England, the lords of

118, 11 Sup. Ct. 43, 34 L. Ed. 590;

790, 25 L. Ed. 808.

371, 23 L. Ed. 449.

377, 14 Sup. Ct. 570, 38 I. Ed. 485;

113, 23 L. Ed. 233.

v. Johnson (C. C.) 26 Fed. 684.—Hlicit trade. Policies of marine insurance usually contain a covenant of warranty against “illicit trade,” meaning thereby trade which is forbidden, or declared unlawful, by the laws of the countty where the cargo is to be delivered. “It is not the same with ‘contraband trade,’ although the words are sometimes used as synonymous. Illicit or prohibited trade is one ‘which cannot be carried on without a distinct, violation of some positive- law of the country where the transaction is to take place” 1

v. McDermott, 140 U. 8S. 151, 11 Sup.

v. Cannon, 4 Utah, 122, 7 Pac. 369.

v. Harmon (D. C.) 45 Fed. 414; Dunlop v. U. S., 165 U. S. 486, 17 Sup. Ct. 875, 41 re Ed. 799; Com. vy. Landis, 8 Phila. (Pa.)

255, 10 Sup. Ct. 756, 34 L. Ed. 117.

16, 5 Sup. Ct. 747, 2 Ed. 47; Cannon v, U, S. 1 . S. 55, 6 Sup. Ct. 278, 29 L.

66, 22 Sup. Ct. 26, 46 L. Ed. 86; St

394, 24 Sup. Ct. 716, 48 L. Ed. 1085;
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.