A counterclaim that a defendant may raise regarding a matter that is different than the matter raised by the plaintiff in the plaintiff's complaint. … [Read more...] about PERMISSIVE COUNTERCLAIM
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PERISHABLE
ordinarily means subject to speedy and natural decay. But. where the time contemplated is necessarily long, the term may embrace property liable merely to material depreciation in value from other causes than such decay. Webster v. Peck, 31 Conn. 495. Perishable goods. Goods which decay and lose their value if not speedily put to their intended use. Per juri sunt qul servatis … [Read more...] about PERISHABLE
PERMIT
A license or instrument granted by the officers of excise, (or customs,) certifying that the duties on certain goods have been paid, or secured, and permitting their removal from some specified place to another. Wharton. A written license or warrant, issued by a person in authority, empowering the grantee to do some act not forbidden by law, but not allowable without such … [Read more...] about PERMIT
PERISHABLE GOODS
Goods which are lessened in value and become worse by being kept. Vide Bona Peritura. … [Read more...] about PERISHABLE GOODS
PERMUTATIO
Lat. In the civil law. Exchange.; barter. Dig. 19, 4. … [Read more...] about PERMUTATIO