Rest

1, V. To rely upon, trust to the sufficiency of. " To rest a case," and for a party " to rest," is to adduce what is thought to be sufficient testimony to make out an apparent case in chief, or to rebut the adversary's prima facie case. 2, 11. (1) A pause made by an accountant in his entries, in order to strike a balance upon which to allow interest. Spoken of as annual and semi-annual rests; and made by an administrator, executor, guardian, or other trustee.' yC ■Farley v. Day, 26 N. H. 531 (1853), Gilchrist, C. J.; N. H. Rev. St. ch.

183, § 17. I" Tale College v. Eunkle, 10 Biss. 309 (1881), Drummond, J. » Hoole V. Klnkead, 16 Nev. 221 (1881), Leonard, C. J.; Nev. St. 1881, 59. * Bosker v. Wabash County, 88 Ind, 267 (1882). » Douglass V. Commonwealth, 108 Pa. 663 (1886), Mercur, C. J.; Commonwealth v. Mitchell, 82 Pa. 348 (1876); rindley v. City of Pittsburgh, ib. 353 (1876). See also (3) Peace, quiet. See Peace, 1; Sunday.