A statute which restrains the common law, where it is too lax and luxuriant 1 Bl. Comm. 87. Statutes restraining the powers of corperations in regard to leases have been so called in England. 2 BL Comm. 319, 320. … [Read more...]

Latin meaning let the principal answer. This is a doctrine in agency law which imputes liability to the employer for the negligent actions of an employee while the employee was performing work within the scope of his or her employment. … [Read more...]

v. In the trial of an action, a party is said to "rest," or "rest his case," when he Intimates that he has produced all the evidence he intends to offer at that stage, and submits the case, either finally, or subject to his right to afterwards offer rebutting evidence. … [Read more...]

Confinement, abridgment, or limitation. Prohibition of action; holding or pressing back from action. Hindrance, confinement, or restriction of liberty. "What, then, according to a common understanding, is the meaning of the term 'restraint?' Does it imply that the limitation, restriction, or confinement must be imposed by those who are in possession of the person or thing which … [Read more...]

(A) A term sometimes used instead of defendant or appellee, which depends upon the state and the court, for example, a petitioner for a divorce with responding party being the respondent. Landlord tenant courts may laso refer to the landlord as the petitioner for an eviction. (B) practice. The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceeding in chancery. In the civil … [Read more...]