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Engl. practice. A special pleader is a lawyer whose professional occupation is to give verbal or written opinions upon statements submitted to him, either in writing or verbally, and to draw pleadings, civil or criminal, and such practical proceedings as may be out of the general course. 2 Chit. Pr. 42. … [Read more...] about SPECIAL PLEADER

By special pleading is meant the allegation of special or new matter, as distinguished from a direct denial of matter previously alleged on the opposite side. The allegation of special or new matter, as distinguished from a direct denial of matter previously alleged on the opposite side. … [Read more...] about SPECIAL PLEADING

See power of attorney. … [Read more...] about SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

Such as actually have been suffered, and are not implied by law. Also see damages. (A) pleading. As distinguished from the gist of the action, signify that special damage which is stated to result from the gist; as, if a plaintiff in an action of trespass for breaking his close, entering his house, and tossing his goods about, were to state that by means of the damage done to … [Read more...] about SPECIAL DAMAGES

This term is used as synonymous with qualified or limited property. It is that property which is not perfect in the hands of the possessor, but his right is qualified or limited; as, where a person is possessed of an animal ferae naturae, he has a property in such animal, but this is not a general right, for if the animal should escape, and be taken by another person, the … [Read more...] about SPECIAL PROPERTY