Course

The direction of a line with reference to a meridian. Where there are no monuments, the land must be bounded by the courses and distances mentioned in the patent or deed. 4 Wheat. (U. S.) 444; 3 Pet. (U. S.) 96; 3 Murph. (N. C.) 82; 2 Har. & J. (Md.) 267; 5 Har. & J. (Md.) 254. When the lines are actually marked, they must be adhered to, though they vary from the course mentioned in the deeds. 2 Overt. (Tenn.) 304; 7 Wheat. (U. S.) 7. See 3 Call (Va.) 239; 7 T. B. Mon. (Ky.) 333. See "Boundary."

The direction of a line with reference to a meridian. Where there are no monuments, the land Is usually described by courses and distances and those mentioned in the patent or deed will fix the boundaries. But when the lines are actually marked, they must be adhered to though they vary from the course mentioned in the deeds. See Boundary.

A term used in surveying, meaning the direction of a line with reference to a meridian.

— Course of business. Commercial paper is said to be transferred, or sales alleged to have been fraudulent may be shown to have been made, "in the course of business," or "in the usual and ordinary course of business," when the circumstances of the transaction are such as usually and ordinarily attend dealings of the same hind and do not exhibit any signs of haste, secrecy, or fraudulent intention. Walbrun v. Babbitt, 16 Wall. 581, 21 In Ed. 489; Clough v. Patrick, 37 Vt. 429 ; Brooklyn, etc., R. Co. v. National Bank, 102 U. S. 14, 26 L. Ed. 61.

— Course of river. The course of a river is a line parallel with its banks; the term is not synonymous with the "current" of the river. Attorney General v. Railroad Co., 9 N. J. Eq. 550.

— Course of the voyage. By this term is understood the regular and customary track, if such there be, which a ship takes in going from one port to another, and the shortest way. Marsh. Ins. 185.

— Course of trade. What is customarily or ordinarily done in the management of trade or business.

The direction of a boundary line; the usual mode or way; custom; usage; procedure; routine. Course of an action: progressive action in a proceeding not determined. Course of trade or l)usiness: the way commonly pursued in a particular calling.

1. The direction of a line with reference to a meridian. See Boundary; Hearsay, 3; Monument, 1. 3, Routine; practice; procedure. Compare CURSUS. Course of an action. Progressive action in a suit or proceeding not yet determined.* Due course or process of law. Law in its regular administration. See further Process, 1. " Due course " and " due process " of law mean the same thing." Of course. Said of a thing done in the common manner of proceeding, and which does not require special allowance of a judge of the court. Many rules and citations are taken or had, as "of course," by application to the clerk or prothonotary of the court. 3. The usual way or mode; usage; custom. Course of business, or of trade. The way ordinarily pursued in a particular calling. See Business; Trade. " Due course of trade," with respect to the negotiar tion of a note, is where the holder has given for it money, goods, or credit at the time of receiving it, or has on account of it sustained some loss or incurred some liability.* Course of a voyage. The customary track between ports. See Deviation.