Ex necessitate rei
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
From the necessity or urgency of the thing or case. 2 Pow. Dev. (by Jarman.) 308
Defined under Ex Necessitate in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
From the necessity or urgency of the thing or case. 2 Pow. Dev. (by Jarman,) 308. Ex, nihilo nihil fit. From nothing nothing comes. 13 Wend. 178, 221; i8 Wend. 257, 801. Ex nudo pacto non oritur f{nescitur] actio. Outofa nudeor naked pact [that is, a bare parol agreement without consideration] no action arises. Bract. fol. 99; Fleta, lib. 2, ¢. 56, § 3; Plowd, 305. Out of a promise neither attended with particular solemnity (such as Lelongs to a specialty) nor with any consideration no legal liability i can arise. 2 Steph. Comm. 113. <A_ paroi agreement, without a valid consideration, cannot be made the foundation of an action. A leading maxim beth of the civil and common law. Cod. 2, 3, 10; Td. 5, 14, 1; 2 Bl. Comm. 445; Smith, Cont. 85, 86.,