Per Quod
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
pleading, by which, whereby. When the plaintiff sues for an injury to his relative rights, as for beating his wife, his child, or his servant, it is usual to lay the injury with a per quod. In such case after complaining of the injury, say to the wife, the declaration proceeds, “ insomuch that the said E F, (the wife,) by means of the premises, then and there became and was sick, sore, lame, and disordered, and so remained and continued for a long space of time, to wit, hitherto, whereby he the said A B, (the plaintiff,) lost,” &c.
2 Chit. Pl. 422; 3 Bl. Com. 140.
It seems that the per quod is not traversable.
1 Saund. 298; 1 Ld. Raym. 410; 2 Keb. 607; 1 Saund. 23, note 5.