Legal Term Dictionary

Bankers' cash notes (i. e., promissory notes given by a banker to his customers as acknowledgments of the receipt of money) were originally called in London "goldsmiths' notes," from the circumstance that all the banking business in England was originally transacted by goldsmiths. Wharton.

Bankers' cash notes (i. e., promissory notes given by a banker to his customers as acknowledgments of the receipt of money) were originally called in London "goldsmiths' notes," from the circumstance that all the banking business in England was originally transacted by goldsmiths. Wharton. Less...

A mulct or fine In gold.

A mulct or fine In gold. Less...

L. Lat. A jester, buffoon, or juggler. Spelman, voc. "Goliar-densis."

L. Lat. A jester, buffoon, or juggler. Spelman, voc. "Goliar-densis." Less...

In Hindu law. An agent; a steward; a confidential factor; a representative

In Hindu law. An agent; a steward; a confidential factor; a representative Less...

In medical Jurisprudence. A venereal disease, characterized by a purulent inflammation of the urethra.

In medical Jurisprudence. A venereal disease, characterized by a purulent inflammation of the urethra. Less...

1. Valid; sufficient in law; effectual ; unobjectionable. 2. Responsible; solvent; able to pay an amount specified. 3. Of a value corresponding with its terms; collectible. A note is said to be "good" when the payment of it at maturity may be relied on. Curtis v. Smallman, 14 Wend. (N. More...

1. Valid; sufficient in law; effectual ; unobjectionable. 2. Responsible; solvent; able to pay an amount specified. 3. Of a value corresponding with its terms; collectible. A note is said to be "good" when the payment of it at maturity may be relied on. Curtis v. Smallman, 14 Wend. (N. Y.) 232; Cooke Nathan, ia Barb. (N. Y.) 344. Writing the word "Good", across the face of a check is tbe customary mode in which bankers at the present day certify that the drawer has funds to meet it, and that it will be paid on presentation for that purpose. Merchants' Nat. Bank v. State Nat. Bank, 10 Wall. 045, 19 L. Ed. 1008; Irving Bank v. Wetherald, 36 N. Y. 335. -Good abearlng. See ABEARANCE.-Good and lawful men. Those who are not disqualified for service on juries by non-age, alienage, infamy, or lunacy, and who reside in the county of the venue. Bonds v. State, Mart. A Y. (Tenn.) 146, 17 Am. Dec. 795; State v. Price. 11 N. J. Law. 209.-Good and valid. Reliable, sufficient, and unimpeachable in law; adequate: responsible.-Good behavior. Orderly and lawful conduct; behavior such as is proper for a peaceable and law-abiding citizen. Surety of good behavior may be exacted from any one who manifests an intention to commit crime or is otherwise reasonably suspected of a criminal design. Huyser v. Com., 76 S. W. 175. 25 Ky.'Law Rep. 008; In re Spenser, 22 Fed. Cas. 921.-Good consideration. As distinguished from valuable consideration, a consideration founded on motives of generosity, prudence, and natural duty; such as natural love and affection. Potter v. Gracie. 58 Ala. 307, 29 Am. Rep. 748; Groves v. Groves, 65 Ohio St 442, 62 N. E. 1044; Jackson v. Alexander, 3 Johns. (N. Y.) 484, 3 Am. Dec. 517. -Good eonntry. In Scotch law. Good men of the country. A name given to a jury.- Good faith. Good faith consists in an honest intention to abstain from taking any unconscientious advantage of another, even through the forms or technicalities of law, together with an absence of all information or belief of facts which would render the transaction unconscientious. Crouch v. First Nat. Bank, 156 111. 342, 40 N. E. 974 : Docter v. Furch, 91 Wis. 464, 65 N. W. 161: Gress v. Evans. 1 Dak. 387, 46 N. W. 1132: Walraven v. Bank, 96 Tex. 331, 74 S. W. 530; Searl v. School Dist., 1&3 U. S. 553, 10 Sup. Ct. 374, 33 L. Ed. 740. -Good jury. A jury of which the members are selected from the list of special Jurors. See LL R. 5 C. P. 155.-Good title. This means such a title as a court of chancery would adopt as a sufficient ground for compelling specific performance, and such a title as would be a good answer to an action of ejectment by any claimant. Reynolds v. Borel, 86 Cal. 538. 25 Pac. 67; Irving v. Campbell. 121 N. Y. 358, 24 N. E. 821, 8 L. R. A. 620; Gillespie v. Broas. 23 Barb. (N. Y.) 381.-Good wilL Tbe custom or patronage of any established trade or business; the benefit or advantage of having established a business and secured its patronage by the public. The advantage or benefit which is acquired by an establishment, beyond the mere value of the capital, stocks, funds, or property employed therein, in consequence of the general public patronage and encouragement which it receives from constant or habitual customers, on account of its local position, or common celebrity, or reputation for skill or affluence or punctuality, or from other accidental circumstances or necessities, or even from ancient partialities or prejudices. Story, Partn. $ 99: Haverly v.Elliott. 39 Neb. 201, 57 N. W. 1010; Munsey v. Butterfield, 133 Mass. 494; Bell v. Ellis, 33 Cal. 625: People v. Roberts, 159 N. Y. 70. 53 N. E. 685. 45 L. R. A. 126: Churton v. Douglas, 5 Jur. N. S. 890; Menendez v. Holt. 128 U. S. 514. 9 Sup. Ct 143. 32 L. Ed. 526. The good-will of a business is the expectation of continued public patronage, but it does not include a right to use the name of any person from whom it was acquired. Civ. Code Cal. $ 992: Civ. Code Dak. 577. The term "good-will" does not mean simply the advantage of occupying particular premises which have been occupied by a manufacturer, etc. It means every advantage, every positive advantage, that has been acquired by a proprietor in carrying on his business, whether connected with the premises in which the business is conducted, or with the name under which it is managed, or with any other matter carrying with it the benefit of the business. Glen & Hall Mfg. Co. v. Hall, 61 N. Y. 226, 19 Am. Rep. 278. Less...

The fictitious plaintiff in the old action of ejectment, most frequently called "John Doe," was sometimes called "Goodright" or "Goodtitle."

The fictitious plaintiff in the old action of ejectment, most frequently called "John Doe," was sometimes called "Goodright" or "Goodtitle." Less...

In contracts. The term "goods" is not so wide as "chattels," for it applies to Inanimate objects, and does not include animals or chattels real, as a lease for years of house or land, which "chattels" does include. Co. Litt. 118; St. Joseph Hydraulic Co. v. Wilson, 133 Ind. 465, More...

In contracts. The term "goods" is not so wide as "chattels," for it applies to Inanimate objects, and does not include animals or chattels real, as a lease for years of house or land, which "chattels" does include. Co. Litt. 118; St. Joseph Hydraulic Co. v. Wilson, 133 Ind. 465, 33 N. E. 113; Van Patten v* Leonard, 55 Iowa, 520, 8 N. W. 334; Putnam v. Westoott, 19 Johns, (tf. Y.) 76/ In wiUs. In wills "goods" is nomen gen-eralis8imumt and, if there is nothing to limit it, will comprehend all the personal estate of the testator, as stocks, bonds, notes, money, plate, furniture, etc. Kendall v. Kendall, 4 Russ. 370; Chamberlain v. Western Transp. Co., 44 N. Y. 310, 4 Am. Rep. 681; Foxall v. McKenney, 9 Fed. Cas. 645; Bailey v. Duncan, 2 T. B. Mon. (Ky.) 22; Keyser v. School Dist., 35 N. H. 483. -Goods and ohattels. This phrase is a general denomination of personal property, as distinguished from real property; the term "chattels" having the effect of extending its scope to any objects of that nature which would not properlv be included by the term "goods" alone, e. g., living animals, emblements, and fruits, and terms under leases for years. The general phrase also embraces choses in action, as well as personalty in possession. In wills. The term "goods and chattels" will, unless restrained by the context, pass all the personal estate, including leases for years, cattle, corn, debts, and the like. Ward, Leg. 208, 211.-Goods sold and delivered. A phrase frequently used in the action of assumpsit, when the sale and delivery of goods furnish the cause.-Goods, wares, and merchandise. A general and comprehensive designation of such chattels as are ordinarily the subject of traffic and sale. The phrase is used in the statute of frauds, and is frequently found in pleadings and other instruments. As to its scope, see State v. Brooks, 4 Conn. 449; French- v. Schoonmaker, 69 N. J. Law, 6 54 Atl. 225; Sewall v. Allen. 6 Wend. (N. Y.) 355; Smith v. Wilcox, 24 N. Y. 358, 82 Am. Dec. 302; Dyott v. Letcher, 6 J. J. Marsh. (Ky.) 543; Boston Investment Co. v. Boston, 158 Mass. 461, 33 N. E. 580; Com. v. Nax, 13 Grat. (Va.) 790; Ellison v. Brigham.' 38 Vt. 66; Banta v. Chicago, 172 111. 204, 50 N. E. 233, 40 L. R. A. 611. Less...

In old English law. A breach in a bank or sea wall, or a passage worn by the flux and reflux of the sea. St. 16 & 17 Car. II. c. 11.

In old English law. A breach in a bank or sea wall, or a passage worn by the flux and reflux of the sea. St. 16 & 17 Car. II. c. 11. Less...

A wear, pool, or pit of water. Termes de la Ley.

A wear, pool, or pit of water. Termes de la Ley. Less...