Elder brethren of the Trinity House. If a question arising in an admiralty action depends upon technical skill and experience in navigation. The judge or court is usually assisted at the hearing by two Trinity Masters, who sit as assessors, and advise the court on questions of a nautical character. Williams & B. Adm. Jur. 271; Sweet. … [Read more...]
TREBELLANIC PORTION
"In consequence of this article, the trebel lanlc portion of the civil law-that is to say, the portion of the property of the testator which the instituted heir had a right to detain when he was charged with a fldei commissa or fiduciary bequest-is no longer a part of our law. Civ. Code La. art. 1520, par. 3. … [Read more...]
TRESPASSER
One who has committed trespass; one who unlawfully enters or intrudes upon another's land, or unlawfully and forcibly takes another's personal property. Joint trespassers. Two or more who unite In committing a trespass. Trespasser ab initio. Trespasser from the beginning. A term applied to a tort-feasor whose acts relate back so as to make a previous act, at the time innocent, … [Read more...]
TREBLE
Triple, three times an amount. … [Read more...]
TRESTORNARE
In old English law. To turn aside; to divert a stream from its course. Bract, fols. 115, 2345. To turn or alter the course of a road. Cowell. … [Read more...]