Category: C

A thing in possession, as distinguished from a thing in action. Sterling v. Sims, 72 Ga. 53; Vawter v. Grilli, 40 Ind. 001. See CHOSE IN ACTION. Taxes and customs, if paid,

In English practice. A paper containing a statement of the time and place at which the several assises will be held, and other statistical information connected with the assises. Holthouse.

Lat A citation or summons to court

In practice. A law; an act of justice, or judgment which renders a criminal process civil; performed by turning an information into an inquest, or the contrary. Wharton.

In the Roman law. Persons employed in servile duties on board of vessels. Cod. 11, 12

Irreproachable; Innocent of fraud or wrongdoing; free from defect in form or substance; free from exceptions or reservations. See examples below

A mistake in writing Or copying; the mistake of a clerk or writer. 1 Ixl. Raym. 183

In English law. The former chief officer of the English enrollment office, (q. v.) He now forms part of the staff of the central office.

The son of a king or emperor. The next heir to the throne; the Saxon adeling. Spelman

One who is a joint administrator with one or more others

A boatman ; a cockswain. Cowell.

Compulsion; force; duress. It may be either actual, (direct or positive.) where physical force Is put upon a man to compel him to do an act against his will, or implied, (legal

Lat. In civil and old English law. A co-heir, or joint heir. CO-HEIR 214 COLLATERAL

A joining together or contribution of goods into a common fund. This occurs where a portion of money, advanced by the father to a son or daughter, is brought into hotchpot, in

Lat In the civil law. A word having various meanings; e. g., an assembly, society, or company; a body of bishops ; an army; a class of men. But the principal idea

An appearance, semblance, or simulacrum, as distinguished from that which Is real. A prima facie or apparent right. Hence, a deceptive appearance; a plausible, assumed exterior, concealing a lack of reality ;

To present oneself; to appear in court. In modern practice, though such presence may be constructive only, the word Is still used to indicate participation in the proceedings. Thus, a pleading may

Special partners; partners en commandite:. See COMMANDITE

Commercial insurance. See IN- SUHANCE.

In practice. A commission issued out of the court in which an action is pending, to direct the taking of the depositions of witnesses who are beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the