Bona fide

In or with good faith; honestly, openly, and sincerely; without deceit or fraud. Truly; actually; without simulation or pretense. Innocently; in the attitude of trust and confidenco; without notice of fraud, etc. The phrase "bona fide" is often used ambiguously ; thus, the expression "a bona fide holder for value" may either mean a holder for real value, as opposed 'to a holder for pretended value, or It may mean a holder for real valus without notice of any fraud, etc. Byles, Bills, 121.

— Bona fide purchaser. A purchaser for a valuable consideration paid or parted with in the belief that the vendor had a right to sell, and without any suspicious circumstances to put him on inquiry. Merritt v. Railroad Co., 12 Barb. (N. Y.) 605. One who acts without covin, fraud, or collusion ; one who, in the commission of or connivance at no fraud, pays full price for the property, and in good faith, honestly, and in fair dealing buys and goes into possession. Sanders v. McAffee, 42 Ga. 250. A bona fide purchaser is one who buys property of another without notice that some third person has a right to, or interest in, such property, and pays a full and fair price for the same, at the time of such purchase, or before he has notice of the claim or interest of such other in the property. Spicer v. Waters, 65 Barb. (N. Y.) 23L

In or with good faith; honestly, openly, and sincerely; without deceit or fraud. Truly; actually; without simulation or pretense. Innocently; in the attitude of trust and confidence; without notice of fraud, etc. The phrase "bona fide" is often used ambiguously; thus, the expression "a bona fide holder for value" may either mean a holder for real value, as opposed to a holder for pretended value, or it may mean a holder for real value without notice of any fraud, etc. Byles, Bills, 121. Bona fide possessor facit fructus consumptos suos. By good faith a possessor makes the fruits consumed his own. Tray. Lat. Max. 57.

Lat. [ahl of bona fides, q. v.l In good faith; honestly, without fraud, collusion, or deceit: really, actually, without pretence. This very common term, with the less frequent bonce fidei, and bona fides from which both are formed, are derived from the civU law. Inst. 2. 6. pr. 1, 2. Id. 2. 8. 2. Id. 2. 9. pr. 5, 6. See Bonce fidei. BON^ FIDEL Lat. [gen. of bona fides, q. v.] In the civil law. Of good faith; in good faith. This is a more frequent form than bond fide, occurring in the phrases bonce fidei actions, bonce fidei contracts, bonce fidei emptor, bonce fidei possessor, (qq. V.) BOKiE FIDEI ACTION. See Actio bonas fdei. Bo NiE FIDEI CONTRA CT8. Those iu which equity may interpose to correct inequalities, and to adjust all matters according to the plain intention of the parties. 1 Karnes' Equity, 200. BovjE FIDEI EMPTOR. A purchaser in good faith. One who either was ignorant that the thing he bought belongea to another, or supposed that the seller had a right to sell it. Diff. 50. 16. 109. Bo NiE FIDEI POSSESSOR. A possessor in good faith. One who believes that no other person has a better right to the possession than himself. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 244, § 234. BomsB fidei possessor in id tantum qntod ad sep^rvenmi tenetur; a bona fide possessor is bound for that only which haa come to him. 2 Inst. 285. BONJE MEMORI^. L.Lat. Of good memory. Bract, fol. 14 b. Generally associated with the phrase sance mentis, (of sound mind.) Id. ibid.

good faith. The law requires all persons io their transactions to act with good faith; anda contract where the parties have not acted bona fide is void at the pleasure of the innocent party. 8 John. R. 446; 12 John. R. 320; 2 John. Ch. R. 35. Good faith at the time of the contract and fraudulent acts subsequently to it, will not Vitiate it, but such subsequent acts of fraud may raise a presumption, and become a means of proof, of a want of good faith at the time. Vide Rob. Fraud. Cony. 33, 34; Inst. 2, 6; Dig. 41, 3,10 and 44; Ib. 41,1, 48; Code, 7, 31; 9 Co. 11; Wingate’s Maxims, max. 37; Lane, 47; Plowd. 473.