| sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 σελίδες
...Eliz. c. 2., to be punished by six months' imprisonment, and treble damages to the party injured. 12. MAINTENANCE is an offence that bears a near relation...; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that 135 ] no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting either party with money or otherwise, to prosecute... | |
| Daniel Davis - 1828 - 522 σελίδες
...accuracy may require it. MAINTENANCE is an offence that bears a near relation to common barratry ; and is an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it.* It is an offence against public justice ; as it keeps alive strife and contention, and perverts the... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - 1829 - 654 σελίδες
...sureties for his appearance at the day. ,, ..... MAINTENANCE, in Law, nearly the same аз Barratry, being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no...with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it This is an oucnce against public justice ; though a man may with impunity maintain the cause of his... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court - 1881 - 784 σελίδες
...sale it may contain. — Gilbert v. H lmen, 64 111. 548. Maintenance is defined by Blaukstone, as " an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it." — 4 Black. 134. In finilen v. Parker, 11 Mees. & Wels. 682, Lord ABINOER said : " The law of maintenance,... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 440 σελίδες
...bears a near relation to Barretry ; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that does not belong to one, by maintaining or assisting either party,...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. This is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife and contention, and perverts the... | |
| Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 610 σελίδες
...Mainot had a voice. (See Greece, and .Vaina.) MAINTENANCE; an unlawful intermeddling in a suit, by assisting either party with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. This was prohibited by the Roman as well as by ihe English law. A man may, however, maintain the suit... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 628 σελίδες
...everv Mainot had a voice. (See Greece, ami Maina.) MAINTENANCE; an unlawful intermeddling in a suit, by assisting either party with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. This was prohibited by the Roman as well as by the English law. A man may, however, maintain the suit... | |
| Ohio. Supreme Court - 1832 - 976 σελίδες
...maintainance. (2 Inst. 208.) Main: tainance is an' offence that bears a near relation to barrctry, being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting cither party with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. It is an offence against public justice,... | |
| Jacob D. Wheeler - 1834 - 626 σελίδες
...offence that leads a near relation to barratry ; being an officious intermeddling in a suit tlial in no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...defend it, a practice that was greatly encouraged by tho introduction of uses ; 4 Comm. c. 10. p. 134. Maintaininco is either ruralis, in tho country ;... | |
| Joseph Chitty - 1834 - 850 σελίδες
...the pardon of a convict, is not binding (2). Maintenance of suits, which is a public offence, is the officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs...money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it (a). Champerty is the purchasing a suit or right of action of another person ; or rather it is a bargain... | |
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