Marginal Note
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
An abstract of a reported case; a summary of the facts, or brief statement of the principle decided which is prefixed to the report of the case. The marginal notes which appear in the statute books have not the authority of the legislature, and cannot alter the interpretation of the text; L. R. 3 C. P. 622; 22 Ch. D. 673. MARINARIUS (L. Lat). An ancient word which signified a mariner or seaman. In England, marinarius capitaneus was the admiral or warden of the ports.