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In mining law, rock or mineralised matter is "in place" when remaining as nature placed it, that is, unsevered from the circumjacent rock, or which is fixed solid and immovable in the form of a vein or lode. See Williams v. Gibson, 84 Ala. 228, 4 South. 350, 5 Am. St. Rep. 368 ; Stevens v. Williams, 23 Fed. Cas. 44; Tabor v. Dexler, 23 Fed. Cas. 615; Leadville Co. v. … [Read more...] about IN PLACE

In the affair; in the matter of. This is the usual method of entitling a judicial proceeding in which there are not adversary parties, but merely some res concerning which judicial action is to be taken, such as a bankrupt's estate, an estate in the probate court, a proposed public highway, etc. It is also sometimes used as a designation of a proceeding where one party makes an … [Read more...] about IN RE

In an equal cause. In a cause where the parties on each side have equal rights. In pari causa possessor potior haberi debet. In an equal cause he who has the possession should be preferred. Dig. 50, 17, 128,1. … [Read more...] about IN PARI CAUSA

In full life. Yearb. P. 18 Hen. VI. 2. … [Read more...] about IN PLENA VITA

Latin, meaning In a doubtful matter the negative is to be understood rather than the affirmative. … [Read more...] about IN RE DUBIA MAGIS INFICIATIO QUAM AFFIRMATIO INTELLIGENDA