Fee

A reward or wages given to one for the execution of his office, or for professional services, as those of a counsellor or physician.

Cowell.

Fees differ from costs in this, that the former are, as above mentioned, a recompense to the officer for his services; and the latter, an indemnification to the party for money laid out and expended in bis suit; Musser v. Good, 11 8. & R. (Pa.) 248.

See Lyon V. Mc Manus, 4 Binn. (Pa.) 167.

Fees are synonymous with charges; Me Pbeters v. Morrill, 66 Me. 124. See Champbrtt; Ethics, Lboal; Attorney. That which is held of some superior on condition of rendering him services. A fee is defined by Spelman (Feuds, c. 1) as the word speedily passed Into Its modern signification ot <m estate of inheritance; 2 Bla. Com. 106; Cowell; Termes de Ut Ley; 1 Washb. R. P. 61; Co. Lltt. 1 b; 1 Prest.'B8t.

420; 8 Kent 614.

The term may be used of other property as well as lands; Old Nat Brev. 41. The ^erm is generally used to denote as well the land itself so held, as the estate in the land, which seems to be its stricter meaning.

Wright, Ten. 19, 49; Cowell.

The word fee Is explained to signify that the land or other subject of property belongs to Its owner, and Is transmissible. In the case of an individual, to those whom the law appoints to succeed him, under the appellation of heirs; and, in the case of corporate bodies, to those who are to take on themselves the corporate function, and, from the manner In which the body Is to be continued, are denominated successors; 1 Co. Lltt. 2716/ Wright, Ten. 147, 150; 2 Bla. Com. 104, 106. The compass or circuit of a manor or lordship.

Cowell.

A fee-simple is an estate limited to a man and his heirs absolutely. See Fee- Simple. A fee-tail is one limited to particular classes of heirs. See Fee-Tail. A determinable fee is one which is liable to be determined, but which may continue forever. See Deteeminabi.e Fee. A qualified fee is an Interest given to a man end certain of his heirs at the time of its limitation.

See Qualified Fee; Kelso v. Stigar, 76 Md..397, 24 Atl. 18.

A conditional fee Includes one that, is either to commence or determine on some condition; 10 Co. 95 6; Prest.Est.47C; Fearne, Cont Rem. 9. See Conditions; Shelley’s Case, Rule in.