Casus
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Lat. [from cadere, to fall, to happen; Fr. cas.] A case. Casus iste evenit apud Clarendone; that case happened at Clarendon. Bract. fol.
45.
Est tamen casus, quo, &c.; there is, however, a case in which, &c.
Inst. 2. 14. pr.
Facta et casus qui quotidie emergunt; the facts and cases which daily arise. Bract. fol.
1 b.
In omni casu. Id. fol.
23.
In hoc casu. Id. ibid. Id. fol.
276. Inst. 2. 14. 6.
A case at law; a cause or action. Cadit mulier a casu; the woman loses her case. Bract. fol.
301 b.
An event; a circumstance or combination of circumstances. See Casus foederis. A chance; an accident or misfortune.
Inst. 4. 3. 3.
See Casus fortuitus.
See Casus fortuitus.