In Chief
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Principal; primary; directly obtained. A term applied to the evidence “ae obtained from a i witness upon his ' examina-: tion in court by the party producing him. Tenure in chief, or in capite, is a holding directly of the king or chief lord. In gcivilibus ministerium excusat, in eriminalibus non item. In civil matters agency (or service) excuses, but not 80 in criminal matters.
Lofft, 228; Tray. Lat. Max. 243.
In claris non est locus conjecturis. In things obvious there is no room for conjecture.