Accidental; undesigned; adventitious. Resulting from unavoidable physical causes. Fortuitous collision. In maritime law. The accidental running foul of vessels. Peters v. Warren Ins. Co., 14 Pet. 112. 10 L. Ed. 3T1. Fortuitous event. In the civil law. That which happens by a cause which cannot be resisted. An unforeseen occurrence, not caused by either of the parties, nor such … [Read more...] about FORTUITOUS
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FOSSATORUM OPERATIO
In old English law. Fosse work; or the service of laboring, done by Inhabitants and adjoining tenants, for the repair and maintenance of the ditches round a city or town, for which some paid a contribution, called "oasopiam." Cowell … [Read more...] about FOSSATORUM OPERATIO
FORTUITOUS EVENT
A term in the civil law to denote that which happens by a cause which cannot be resisted. Louis. Code, art. 2522, No. 7. Or it is that which neither of the parties has occasioned, or could prevent. Lois des Bat. Pt. 2, c. 2, Section 1. It is also defined to be an unforeseen event which cannot be prevented. Dict. de Jurisp. Cas fortuit. 2. There is a difference between a … [Read more...] about FORTUITOUS EVENT
FOSSATUM
A dyke, ditch, or trench; a place inclosed by a ditch ; a moat; a canal. … [Read more...] about FOSSATUM
FORTUNA
Lat. Fortune; also treasure trove. Jacob. Fortunam faciunt judicem. They make fortune the judge. Co. Ldtt. 167. Spoken of the process of making partition among coparceners by drawing lots for the several purparts. … [Read more...] about FORTUNA