A document containing a statement of religious doctrine, concocted at a conference of British and continental Protestant divines at Westminster, in the year 1443, which subsequently became the basis of the Scotch Presbyterian Church. Wharton. … [Read more...]

The statute 3 Edw. I.,, A. D. 1275. This statute which deserves the name of a code rather than an act, is divided into fifty-one .chapters. Without extending the exemption of churchmen from civil jurisdiction, it potects the property of the church from the violence and spoliation of the king and the nobles, provides for freedom of popular elections, because sheriffs, coroners, … [Read more...]

A hole dug in the earth in order to obtain water. 2. The owner of the estate has a right to dig in his own ground, at such a distance as is permitted by law, from his neighbor's land; he is not restricted as to the size or depth, and is not liable to any action for rendering the well of his neighbor useless by so doing. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition (adjective) … [Read more...]

The statute 13 Edw. I. St 1, A. D. 1285, otherwise called the "Statute de Bonis Condition alious." See 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, c. 10, p. 163. Certain parts of this act are repealed by St 19 & 20 Vict c. 64, and St. 26 A 27 Vict c. 125. Wharton. … [Read more...]

These words are used in a declaration when the plaintiff sues for an injury which is not immediate and with force, and the act or nonfeasance complained of was not prima facie actionable, not only the injury, but the circumstances under which it was committed, ought to be stated, as where the injury was done by an animal. In such case, the plaintiff after stating the injury, … [Read more...]