Where a party in a contract performs on the overwhelming majority of the contract but, through no fault of its own, cannot complete the entire performance as specified and may deviate slightly from that which was agreed. A court may award such a party compensation since a denial for a minor breach would bring about an unfair result. … [Read more...]

He who witnesses or attests the signature of a party to an instrument and in testimony thereof subscribes his own name to the document. A subscribing witness is one who sees a writing executed, or hears it acknowledged, and at the request of the party thereupon signs his name as a witness. Code Civ. Proc Cal. … [Read more...]

Latin: In the civil law. A writing under, or under-writing; a writing of the name under or at the bottom of an instrument by way of attestation or ratification; subscription. That kind of imperial constitution-which was granted in answer to the prayer of a petitioner who was present. Calvin. … [Read more...]

contracts. The placing a signature at the bottom of a written or printed engagement; or it is the attestation of a witness by so writing his name; but it has been holden that the attestation of an illiterate witness, by making his mark, is a sufficient subscription. 2. By subscription is also understood the act by which a person contracts, in writing, to furnish a sum of money … [Read more...]

The names of persons who have agreed to take a newspaper, magazine or other publication, placed upon paper, is a subscription list. 2. This is, an incident to a newspaper, and passes with the sale of the printing materials. 2 Watts, 111. … [Read more...]