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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
civil law, is a ee quasi contract, by which he who receives a certain sum of money, or a certain quantity of fungible things, te which have been paid to him through mistake, contracts towards the payer the obligation of returning him the same.
Poth. Del’Usure, 3ceme part, 8. 1, a. 1.