Chief
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the most important or valuable of several. Declaration in chief is a ileclaration for the principal cause of action. 1 Tidd, Pr. “19: Examination tn chief is the first examination of a witness by the party who produces him. I Greenl.
Ev. § 445.