Terms of art. Special words or terms used by people in a particular vocation or specialty. … [Read more...]

A piece of land on which forest trees in great number naturally grow. According to Lord Coke, a grant to another of omnes boscos suos, all his woods, will pass not only all his trees, but the land on which they grow. … [Read more...]

Language of wills, usually to refer to the situation where property is left to a person or that persons descendants. … [Read more...]

A license or right to cut down, remove, and use standing timber on a given estate or tract of land. Osborne v. O'Reilly, 42 N. J. Eq. 467, 9 Atl. 209. … [Read more...]

In actions of assumpsit, it is usual to put in a count, commonly called a common count, for work and labor done, and materials furnished by the plaintiff for the defendant; and when the work was not done under a special contract, the plaintiff will be entitled to recover on the common count for work, labor, and materials. The name of one of the common counts in actions of … [Read more...]