 | John Jane Smith Wharton - 1848 - 726 pages
...in the cause. MAINTENANCE, an officious intermeddling in a suit, which in no wise belongs to one, by assisting either party with money, or otherwise to prosecute or defend it. By the Roman law, it was a species of crimen falsi to enter into any confederacy, or do any act to... | |
 | John Craig (F.G.S.) - 1849 - 1148 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...with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it ; a practice that was greatly encouraged by the first introduction of uses. Cap of maiitienance, a... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - 1851 - 570 pages
...Eng. [from Fr. main, hand, and tener, to hold ; L. Lat. manutentio, manuteneittia.\ In criminal law. An officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs...with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. 4 Bl. Com. 134. Termes de la ley. 4 Kent's Com. 447, note. Literally, a taking in hand ; a bearing... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1851 - 562 pages
...passages from a cer- I tain work entitled Bladutonc'» Commenta " MAIMTNANOE is an officious intermeduig in a suit that no way belongs to one, by ' maintaining'...either party with money, or otherwise, to prosecute 01 defend it. * • It is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife and contention,... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1851 - 606 pages
...every Mainot had a voice. (See Greece, and Mcdna.) 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^y the English law. A man may, however, maintain the suit of... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1854 - 420 pages
...an anxious eye on the following passages from Slackstone'e " Commentaries : " — " MAIHTENANCE 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... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1854 - 408 pages
...eye on the following passages from Blackstone's " Commentaries : " — " МАГНТЕЯАЯСЕ 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... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1858 - 1012 pages
...his majesty's subjects, either at law or otherwise ; " 1 maintenance, " an officious intermed-, dling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it ; " 2 champerty, " a bargain with a plaintiff' or defendant to divide the land or other matter sued... | |
 | 1859 - 1076 pages
...suits and quarrels between Her Majesty's subjects, either at law or otherwise (1); and maintenance being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it (2). This argument might have been of some force, if the plaintiff had been a person wholly unconnected... | |
 | Nebraska - 1859 - 464 pages
...Maintenanee, suit at common law or in chancery, that in 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... | |
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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,... 
