Legal Term Dictionary

In old English law. The practice of selling the goods of dead seamen at the mast Held void. 7 Mod. 14L

In old English law. The practice of selling the goods of dead seamen at the mast Held void. 7 Mod. 14L Less...

One having authority; one who rules, directs, instructs, or superintends; a head or chief; an instructor; an employer. Applied to several judicial officers. See .infra. -Master and servant. The relation of master and servant exists where one person, for pay or other valuable consideration, enters into the service of another More...

One having authority; one who rules, directs, instructs, or superintends; a head or chief; an instructor; an employer. Applied to several judicial officers. See .infra. -Master and servant. The relation of master and servant exists where one person, for pay or other valuable consideration, enters into the service of another and devotes to him his personal labor for an agreed period. Sweet. -Master at common law. The title of officers of the English superior courts of common law appointed to record the proceedings of the court to which they belong; to superintend the issue of writs and the formal proceedings in an action; to receive and account for the fees charged on legal proceedings, and moneys paid into court. There are five to each court. They are appointed under St. 7 Wm. IV, and 1 Vict, c. 30, passed in 1837. Mozley & Whitley,- Master in chancery. An officer of a court of chancery who acts as an assistant to the udge or chancellor. His office is to inquire nto such matters as may be referred to him by the court, examine causes, take testimony, take accounts, compute damages, etc., reporting his findings to the court in such shape that a decree may be made; also to take oaths and affidavits and acknowledgments of deeds. In modern practice, many of the functions of a master are performed by clerks, commissioners, auditors, and referees, and in some jurisdictions the office has been superseded. See Kimberly v. Arms, 129 U. S. 512, 9 Sup. Ct 355, 32 L. Ed. 764; Schuchardt v. People, 99 111. 501, 39 Am. Rep. 34.-Master in lunacy. In English, law. The masters in -lunacy are judicial officers appointed by the lord chancellor for the purpose of conducting inquiries into the state of mind of persons alleged to be lunatics. Such inquiries usually take place before a jury. 2 Steph. Comm. 511-513.-Master of a ship. In maritime law. The commander of a merchant vessel, who has the chief charge of her government and navigation and the command of the crew, as well as the general care and control of the vessel and cargo, as the representative and confidential agent of the owner. He is commonly called the "captain." See Martin v. Farns-worth,33 N. Y. Super. Ct 260; Hubbell v. Denison, 20 Wend. Less...

In old records. A decayed house; a wall; the ruins of a building; a certain quantity of land, about four oxgangs.

In old records. A decayed house; a wall; the ruins of a building; a certain quantity of land, about four oxgangs. Less...

The officer second in command on a merchant vessel. Ely v. Peck, 7 Conn. 242; Mlllaudon v. Martin, 6 Rob. (La.) 539.

The officer second in command on a merchant vessel. Ely v. Peck, 7 Conn. 242; Mlllaudon v. Martin, 6 Rob. (La.) 539. Less...

In French law. The hire of a ship or boat

In French law. The hire of a ship or boat Less...

Lat. In the civil law. The mother or mistress of a family. A chaste woman, married or single. Calvin.

Lat. In the civil law. The mother or mistress of a family. A chaste woman, married or single. Calvin. Less...

Lat. In the civil law. Materials; as distinguished from species, or the form given by labor and skill. Dig. 41, 1, 7, 7-12 ; Fleta. lib. 3, c. 2, ? 14. Materials (wood) for building, as distinguished from "lignum" Dig. 32, 55, pr. In English law. Matter; substance; subject-matter. 3 More...

Lat. In the civil law. Materials; as distinguished from species, or the form given by labor and skill. Dig. 41, 1, 7, 7-12 ; Fleta. lib. 3, c. 2, ? 14. Materials (wood) for building, as distinguished from "lignum" Dig. 32, 55, pr. In English law. Matter; substance; subject-matter. 3 Bl. Comm. 322. Less...

Important; more or less necessary; having influence or effect; going to the merits; having to do with matter, as distinguished from form. An allegation is said to be material when it forms a substantive part of the case presented by the pleading. Evidence offered in a cause, or a question More...

Important; more or less necessary; having influence or effect; going to the merits; having to do with matter, as distinguished from form. An allegation is said to be material when it forms a substantive part of the case presented by the pleading. Evidence offered in a cause, or a question propounded. Is material when It is relevant and goes to the substantial matters in dispute, or has a legitimate and effective influence or bearing on the decision of the case. -Material allegation. A material allegation in a pleading is one essential to the claim or defense, and which could not be strickeu from the pleading without leaving it insufficient. Lusk v. Perkins, 48 Ark. 247, 2 S. W. 847; Gillson v. Price, 18 Nev. 109, 1 Pac. 459. A material alteration in any written instrument is one which changes its tenor, or its legal meaning and effect; one which causes it to speak a language different in effect from that which it originally spoke. White v. Harris, 69 S. C. 65, 48 S. E. 41, 104 Am. St Rep. 791: FOT-worthy ?. Colby, 64 Neb. 216, 89 N. W. 800, 62 L. R. A. 393; Organ v. Allison, 9 Baxt (Tenn.) 462.-Material fact. See FACT.- Material-man. A person who has furnished materials used in the construction or repair of a building, structure, or vessel. See Curlett v. Aaron, 6 Houst (Del.) 478. Less...

The property or character of being material. See MATERIAL.

The property or character of being material. See MATERIAL. Less...

The substance or matter of which anything is made; matter furnished for the erection of a house, ship, or other structure; matter used or intended to be used in the construction of any mechanical product See Moyer v. Pennsylvania Slate Co., 71 Pa. 293.

The substance or matter of which anything is made; matter furnished for the erection of a house, ship, or other structure; matter used or intended to be used in the construction of any mechanical product See Moyer v. Pennsylvania Slate Co., 71 Pa. 293. Less...