In English law. Associations supported by subscription, for. the relief and maintenance of the members, or their wives, children, relatives, and nominees, in sickness, infancy, advanced age, widowhood, etc. The statutes regulating these societies were consolidated and amended by St. 38 & 39 Vict c. 60. Wharton. … [Read more...]

Eng. law. An earnest pursuit of the offender when a robbery has been committed, Without ceasing, until he has been arrested or discovered. Towl. Law Dict. h. t. … [Read more...]

A suit brought by a creditor in chancery against an executor or administrator, being really a suit by the executor or administrator, in the name of a creditor, against himself, in order to compel the creditors to take an equal distribution of the assets. 2 William, Ex'rs, 1915. Also any suit instituted by agreement between the parties to obtain the opinion of the court upon … [Read more...]

A flood, or overflowing of a river, by means of rains or melted snow; an inundation. Stover v. Insurance Co., 3 rhila. (Pa.) 42; Harris v. Social Mfg. Co., 9 R. I. 99. 11 Am. Rep. 224. … [Read more...]

A witness that you call to testify and should, on the surface, be friendly and helpful to you. As such, they must answer questions completely without any inferences or leading questions and you may not cross-examine. If the witness seems to be adverse to your case and non-cooperative, you may request that the judge to declare the witness a hostile witness which would enable you … [Read more...]