 | Edmund Burke - History - 1882 - 776 pages
...Warwickshire. Maintenance is, according to Blackstone, ' an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it.' Sir J. Ingham, however, before whom the application for a summons against Mr. Newdegate was heard,... | |
 | History - 1882 - 716 pages
...Warwickshire. Maintenance is, according to Blackstone, ' an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it.' Sir J. Ingham, however, before whom the application for a summons against Mr. Newdegate was heard,... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - Law - 1811 - 214 pages
...offence that bears a near relation to the former ; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...defend it : A practice that was greatly encouraged by the first introduction of uses. This is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife... | |
 | Henry Potter - Justices of the peace - 1816 - 474 pages
.... c MAINTENANCE. . . .}\. . •.. , ' Maintenance is an officious intermeddling in a suit that ^ay belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting either...money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. ' A man may lawfully maintain the suit of his near kinsman, cerVant. or poor neighbour, out of charity... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 pages
...intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting either party nitli money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it : a practice that was greatly encouraged by tiie first introduction of uses. This is an orfennagainst public justice, as it keeps alive itrilc... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...offence that bears a near relation to the former ; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. A man may however maintain the suit of his near kinsman, servant, or poor neighbour, out of charity and... | |
 | Samuel Comyn - Contracts - 1824 - 680 pages
...maintenance of suits are illegal and void, (x) Maintenance is an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...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 the... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 576 pages
...offence that bears a near relation to the former ; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that 135 ] no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...it • : a practice that was greatly encouraged by the first introduction of uses w. This is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 584 pages
...offence that bears a near relation to the former ; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that 135 ] no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...it ° : a practice that was greatly encouraged by the first introduction of uses *. This is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pages
...offence that bears a near relation to tho former ; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. This is an offence against public justice, as it keeps alive strife and contention, and perverts the... | |
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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,... 
