Common phrase to describe a witness testifying under oath on trial who is situated in the witness box, usually a chair next to the judge that it is above the floor level (on the stand) so that all can observe the witness' demeanor and hear statements made with more clarity. … [Read more...]
ONE-THIRD NEW FOR OLD
See NEW FOR OLD. … [Read more...]
ONCE A MORTGAGE, ALWAYS A MORTGAGE
This rule signifies that an instrument originally intended as a mortgage, and not a deed, cannot be converted into anything else than a mortgage by any subsequent clause or agreement. Once a recompense, always a recompense. 19 Vin. Abr. 277. … [Read more...]
ONE-YEAR RULE
A patent application rule where a patent must be filed within one year of any of the following occurring: (i) the public use of the invention by the inventor, (ii) a sale of the invention, (iii) a published document containing either offers to sell the invention or the invention is described by the inventor. Failure to file a file the patent application will place the invention … [Read more...]
ONCE IN JEOPARDY
A phrase used to express the condition of a person charged with crime, who has once already, by legal proceedings, been put in danger of conviction and punishment for the same offense. See Com. v. Fitzpatrick, 121 Pa. 109, 15 Atl. 466, 1 L. R. A. 451, 6 Am. St. Rep. 757. Once quit and cleared, ever quit and cleared. (Scotch, anls quit and clenged, ay quit and clenged.) Skene, … [Read more...]