practice. This is the remedy brought by the plaintiff for an immediate injury committed with force. It is distinguished from an action of trespass on the case, in this, that in the latter the injury is consequential, and not committed with direct force. … [Read more...]

"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...]

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...]

Triple, three times an amount. … [Read more...]

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...]