depot

In the French law. The depositum of the Roman, and the "deposit" of the English law. It is of two kinds, being either (1) depot simply so called, and which may be either voluntary or necessary, and (2) sequestre, which is a deposit made either under an agreement of the parties, and to abide the event of pending litigation regarding it, or by virtue of the direction of the court or a judge, pending litigation regarding it. Brown.

Within the meaning of statutes obliging railroad companies to fence their tracks excepting depot grounds, mgre distance from depots has been held not to be the controlling consideration in determining how far they extend; Rabidon v. R. Co., 115 Mich. 390, 73 N. W. 3S6, 39 L. R. A. 405. Public convenience is held to be the limit of such an exception; Greeley v. Ry. Co., 33 Minn. 136, 22 N. W. 179, 53 Am. Rep. 16. They may include the terminals and switch stands of all switches or side tracks at all stations; Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Blankenbeckler, 13 Tex. Civ. App. 249, 35 S. W. 331; ground necessary to take in wood and water; Fowler v. Loan Co., 21 Wis. 77; Jeffersonville, M. & I. R. Co. v. Beatty, 36 Ind. 19; Harvey v. Southern Pac. Co., 46 Or. 505, 80 Pac. 1061; or for switches; Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. Finney, 42 111. App. 390; a tract of five or six acres has been held to be included in depot grounds; Davis v. R. Co., 26 la. 549. A place where military supplies and stores are kept. Caldwell's Case, 19 Wall. (U. S.) 264, 22 L. Ed. 114.

In the French law, is the depositum of the Roman and the deposit of the English law. It is of two kinds, being either (1) depot simply so called, and which may be either voluntary or necessary, and (2) sequestre, which is a deposit made either under an agreement of the parties, and to abide the event of pending litigation regarding it, or by virtue of the direction of the court or a judge, pending litigation regarding it. Brown; Civil Code La. 2897.

1. In French law, dipdt is the depontum of the Roman and the deposit of the English law. May mean a place where military stores or supplies are kept.* > E. S. §§ 863-75. 'Whitford v. Clark County, 13 F. E. 837, 839 (1883), cases; Stebbins v. Duncan, 108 U. S. 45 (.1883); Whitford •«. Clark County, 119 id. 533 (1886). s Blease v. Garlington, 92 U. S. 1, 4-^ (1875), Waite. Chief Justice. * BischoCEscheim v. Baltzer, 20 Blatch. 331 (1882); s. c. 10 F. E. 3. » Randall v. Venable, 17 F. R. 163 (1883). «Rucker v. Reid, 36 Kan. 410 (1887). As to rules of practice, see 22 Cent. Law J. 581 (1886), cases. Taking before U. S. commissioner, 1 Kan. Law J. 345-49 (1885)

— Wash. Law Rep. ' Foster v. Essex Bank. 17 Mass. 498 (1821), Parker, C. J.; 33 Ala. 55; 2 Bl. Com. 453. 3. A place where passengers get on and off the cars, and where goods are loaded and unloaded. All ground necessary or convenient and actually used for these purpo.ses is included.i See Railroad; Station, 2.

Fr. A deposit; an act by which a person receives the property of another, bindmg himself to preserve it and to return it in kind. Civil Code of Louis. art. 2897.