A statement of a falsehood. This amounts to a fraud whenever the party making it was bound to disclose the truth. 2. The following is an example of a case where chancery will interfere and. set aside a contract as fraudulent, on account of the suggestio falsi: a purchaser applied to the seller to purchase a lot of wild land, and represented to him it was worth nothing, except … [Read more...]
SUITORS’ FEE FUND
A fund in the, English court of chancery into which the fees of suitors In that court were paid, and out of which the salaries of various officers of the court were defrayed. Wharton. … [Read more...]
SUGGESTION
In its literal sense this word signifies to inform, to insinuate, to instruct, to cause to be remembered, to counsel. In practice it is used to convey the idea of information; as, the defendant suggests the death of one of the plaintiffs. 2. In wills, when suggestions are made to a testator for the purpose of procuring a devise of his property in a particular way, and when such … [Read more...]
SUGGESTIVE INTERROGATION
This phrase has been used by some writers to signify the same thing as leading question. … [Read more...]
SUGGESTIVE MARK
A name or mark which suggests the nature of the company's products or services without being completely descriptive, just suggestive. Such marks are capable of being registered. … [Read more...]