ordinarily means subject to speedy and natural decay. But. where the time contemplated is necessarily long, the term may embrace property liable merely to material depreciation in value from other causes than such decay. Webster v. Peck, 31 Conn. 495. Perishable goods. Goods which decay and lose their value if not speedily put to their intended use. Per juri sunt qul servatis verbis jura-naenti deelpinnt anres eomm qul aoei-pinnt. 3 Inst. 166. They are perjured, who, preserving the words of an oath, deceive the ears of those who receive it.
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