 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 608 pages
...voice. (See Greece, and .noina.) MAINTEHANCK ; an unlawful intermeddling in a suit, by as.si.sti 113 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 tlie suit of... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1838 - 802 pages
...adopted in our common law under the head of maintenance, which is described by the best authorities as an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs...assisting either party with money or otherwise to defend it ; and this is expressly charged as an offence against public justice— as tending to keep... | |
 | 1838 - 534 pages
...offence that bears a near relation to barratry; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that in no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...either party with money, or otherwise to prosecute or défendit, — a practice that was greatly encouraged by the first introduction of uses.* Maintenance... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pages
...on the following passages from a certain work entitled JSlackstane's Cummenlaria : " MAINTENANCE is an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs...money, or otherwis'e, to prosecute or defend it.** It is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife and contention and perverts the remedial... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1841 - 430 pages
...the following passages from a certain work entitled Blackstones Commentaries : — " MAINTENANCE 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... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - 1841 - 490 pages
...JNlainot liad a voice. See Greece and 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 Koman as well as by the English law. A man may, however, maintain the suit of... | |
 | Warren - 1842 - 824 pages
...the following passages from a certain work entitled Blacks/one's Commentaries.- — " MAINTENAKCE if, an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, bj 'maintaining5 or assisting cither party v.ilh money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. *... | |
 | Francis Vesey, Great Britain. Court of Chancery - 1844 - 800 pages
...maintenance. It is said by Blackstone to be an officious intermeddling in a suit, which no way belongs to me, by maintaining or assisting either party with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. 4 Black. Com. 135 ; 1 Hawkins, Pleas, b. 1, ch. 86, § 1. See Harrington v. Long, 2 M. & Keen, 592... | |
 | Illinois - 1845 - 766 pages
...intermeddle in any suit at common law or in chancery, thatin nowise belongs to or concerns such person, by maintaining or assisting either party with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend such suit, with a view to promote litigation, every such person, so offending, shall be deemed to have... | |
 | 1846 - 608 pages
...introduce into the law, it might be proper to take a review of the subject as it previously stood. way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting either...party with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it,—a practice that was greatly encouraged by the first introduction of uses. so to speak, had been... | |
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Eliz. c. 2, to be punished by six months' imprisonment, and treble damages to the party injured. Maintenance. 12. Maintenance is an offence that bears a near relation to the former, being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one,... 
