Formerly the English courts of chancery would make no writs when there was no precedent, and the cases for which there were precedents were called actiones nominatoe. The statute of Westm. 2, c. 24, gave chancery authority to form new writs in consimili casu. Hence arose the action on the case. … [Read more...] about ACTIONES NOMINATAE
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ACTS OF COURT
Legal memoranda made in the admiralty courts in England, in the nature of pleas. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition For example, the English court of admiralty disregards all tenders, except those formally made by acts of court. … [Read more...] about ACTS OF COURT
Actus dei nemini facit injuriam
Legal maxim and Latin for the act of God causes injury to no one. Storms, tempests, and the like, are acts of God, being inevitable accidents not caused by man. … [Read more...] about Actus dei nemini facit injuriam
ACTIO UTILIS
A beneficial action or equitable action. An action founded on equity instead of strict law, and available for those who had equitable rights or the beneficial ownership of property. Actions are divided into directae or utiles actions. The former are founded on certain legal obligations which from their origin were accurately defined and recognized as actionable. The latter were … [Read more...] about ACTIO UTILIS
ACTIONES NOMINATES
In the English chancery. Writs for which there were precedents. The statute of Westminster, 2, c. 24, gave chancery authority to form new writs in consimili casu; hence the action on the case. … [Read more...] about ACTIONES NOMINATES