Ad Custum

or AD CUSTAQIA. At the cost. 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm, 314; Toullier. Dr. Civ., Cowell; Whishaw. AD DAMNUM (Lat. damnae). To the damage. In Pleading. The technical name of that part of the writ which contains a statement of the amount of the plaintiff's injury. The plaintiff cannot recover greater damages than he has laid in the ad damnum. 2 Greenl. Ev. § 260. AD DEFENDENDUM (Lat.) to defend. 1 Bl. Comm. 227. AD DIEM (Lat.) At a (or the) day. AD EA QUAE FREQUENTIM ACCIDUNT jura adaptantur. The laws are adapted to those cases which occur more frequently. Coke, 2d Inst. 137; Wingate, Max. 216; Dig. 1. 3. 3; 19 How. St. Tr. 1061; 3 Barn. & C. 178, 183; 2 Cromp. & J. 108; 7 Mees. & W. 599, 600; Vaughan, 373; 5 Coke, 38, 128; 6 Coke, 77; 11 Exch. 476; 12 How. (U. S.) 312; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 4L AD EXCAMBIUM (Lat.) For exchange; for compensation.

At the cost 1 Sharsw. Bla. Com. 314. AD DAMNUM (Lat). To the damage. The technical name of that part of the declaration or statement of claim which congreater damages than he has laid In the ad damnum; 2 Greenl. Kv. § 260. T: claimed may be amended by the court on motion. In Bierce v. Waterhouse, 219 320, 31 Sup. Ct 241, 55 L. Ed. 237, U held that in replevin, the ad damnum be increased to conform to the proofs without discharging the sureties.

Lat. At the cost. Ad custum ejus; at his cost. Bract, fol. 234 a. Ad custum suum, vel custum tuum; at his cost, or yours. Id. fol. 328. Adcustus; at the costs. Reg. Grig. 279 b.