Liability
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Responsibility; the state of one who is bound in law and justice to do something which may be enforced by action.
Mc Elfresh v. Klrkendall, 36 la. 226; Wood V. Currey, 57 Cal. 209; Joslin v. Car Spring Co., 36 N. J. L. 145.
This liability may arise from contracts either express or implied, or in consequence of torts committed. The state of being bound or obliged in law or justice.
Joslin v. Car Spring Co., 36