The requisite intent to perform the physical act that is required by the crime, in other words, the person intended to commit the crime which he or she is charged. For example, if a person intended to permanently deprive another person of property, that person can be guilty of larceny. If the intent was temporary, that would not be the specific intent required to convict the … [Read more...]

A bequest of a particular thing. 2. It follows that a specific legacy may be of animals or inanimate things, provided they are specified and separated from all other things; a specific legacy may therefore be of money in a bag, or of money marked and so described; as, I give two eagles to A B, on which are engraved the initials of my name. A specific legacy may also be given … [Read more...]

(A) remedies. The actual accomplishment of a contract by the party bound to fulfill it. 2. Many contracts are entered into by parties to fulfill certain things, and then the contracting parties neglect or refuse to fulfill their engagements. In such cases the party grieved has generally a remedy at law, and he may recover damages for the breach of the contract; but, in many … [Read more...]

Special pleas in error are those which assign for error matters in confession and avoidance, as a release of errors, the act of limitations, and the like, to which the plaintiff in error may reply or demur. … [Read more...]

A rule or order of court made in a particular case, for a particular purpose; it is distinguished from a general rule, which applies to a class of cases. It differs also from a common rule, or rule of course. … [Read more...]