SEVER

practice. When defendants who are sued jointly have separate defences, they may in general sever, that is, each one rely on his own separate defence; each may plead severally and insist on his own separate plea. See Severance. To separate. When two joint defendants separate in the action, each pleading separately his own plea and relying upon a separate defense, they are said … [Read more...] about SEVER

A person who creates a trust, donating the assets to be managed by a trustee whereby all profits extend tot he beneficiaries. The grantor or donor in a deed of settlement. See grantor. … [Read more...] about SETTLOR

A person who, for the purpose of acquiring a pre-emption right, has gone upon the land in question, and is actually resident there. See Hume v. Gracy, 86 Tex. 671, 27 S. W. 584; Davis v. tfoung, 2 Dana (Ky.) 299; Mclntyre v. Sherwood, 82 Cat 139, 22 Pac. 937. … [Read more...] about SETTLER

(A) Practice. When parties agree to settle matters between themselves out of court and agree not to pursue the case to use a judge or jury to decide upon the matter. (B) domicil. The right which a person has of being considered as resident of a particular place. 2. It is obtained in various ways, to wit: 1. By birth. 2. By the legal settlement of the father, in the case of … [Read more...] about SETTLEMENT

To adjust, ascertain, or liquidate; to pay. Parties are said to settle an account when they go over its items and ascertain and agree upon the balance due from one to the other. And, when the party indebted pays such balance, he is also said to settle it. To settle property is to limit it, or the income of it to several persons in succession, so that the person for the time … [Read more...] about SETTLE