Post Fine
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A duty formerly paid to the king for a fine acknowledged in his court POST LITEM MOTAM (Lat.). After the commencement of the suit Declarations or acts of the parties made post litem motam are presumed to be made with reference to the suit then pending, and, for this reason, are not evidence in favor of the persons making them; while those made before an action has been commenced, in some cases, as when a pedigree is to be proved, may be considered as evidence; 4 Camp. 401.