Public pawnbroking establishments; Institutions established by government, in some European countries, for lending small sums of money on pledges of personal property. In France they are called "monts de pitte'." … [Read more...]

pleadings. The common counts in an action of assumpsit are so called, because they are founded on express or implied promises to pay money in consideration of a precedent debt; they are of four descriptions: 1. The indebitatus assumpsit. 2. The quantum meruit. 3. The quantum valebant. and, 4. The account stated. 2. Although the plaintiff cannot resort to an implied promise when … [Read more...]

A character or cipher composed of one or more letters interwoven, being an abbreviation of a name. 2. A signature made by a monogram would perhaps be binding, provided it could be proved to have been made and intended as a signature. 1 Denio, R. 471. And there seems to be no reason why such a signature should not be as binding as one which is altogether illegible. See Initial; … [Read more...]

One of the divisions of a year. The space of time denoted by this term varies according as one or another of the following varieties of months is intended: Astronomical, containing one-twelfth of the time occupied by the sun in passing through the entire zodiac. Calender, civil, or solar, which is one of the months in the Gregorian calendar, January, February, March, etc., … [Read more...]

An action of assumpsit will lie to recover money to which the plaintiff is entitled, and which in justice and equity, when no rule of policy or strict law prevents it, the defendant ought to refund to the plaintiff, and which he cannot with a good conscience retain, on a count for money had and received. 2. When the money has been received by the defendant in consequence of … [Read more...]