Elements
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The forces of nature. The elements are the mcans through which God acts, and "damages by the elements" means the same thing as "damages by the act of God." Polack v. Pioche, 35 Cal. 416, 95 Ain. Dec. 115; Van Wormer v. Chane, 5l Mich. 363, 16 N. W. 686, 47 Am. Rep. 582; Hatch v. Stamper, 42 Conn. 30; Pope v. Milling Co., 130 Cal. 139, 62 Pan. 384, 53 L. It A. 673, 80 Am. St. Rep. 87.