Premier

The principal minister of state; the prime minister. See Cabinet. PREMISES (Lat pree, before, mitt ere, to put, to send). That which is put before. In Conveyancing. That part of a deed which precedes the habendum, in which are set forth the names of the parties with their titles and additions, and in which are recited such deeds, agreements, or matters of fact as are necessary to explain the reasons upon which the contract then entered into is founded; and it is here, also, the consideration on which it is made is set down and the certainty of the thing granted.

2 Bla. Com. 298; Sumner v. Williams, 8 Mass. 174, 5 Am. Dec. 83; New Jersey Z. Co. v. Franklinite Co., 13 N. J. Eq. 331. See [1907] K. B. 297.

In Equity Pleading. The stating part of a bill. It contains a narrative of the facts and circumstances of the plaintiff’s case, and the wrongs of which he complains, and the names of the persons by whom done and against whom he seeks redress. Cooper, Eq. PI.

9; Bart. Suit in Eq. 28; Mitf. Eq. PI. 43; Story, Eq. PI. § 27.

Every material fact to which the plaintiff intends to offer evidence must be stated in the premises; otherwise, he will not be permitted to offer or require evidence of such fact; 1 Bro. C. C. 94; 3 P. Wms. 276; 2 Hare 264; Peacock v. Terry, 9 Ga. 148. In Estates. Lands and tenements.

3 Maule & S. 169; Bowers v. Pomeroy, 21 Ohio St. 188.