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Express Assumpsit

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

At common law an express assumpsit was an undertaking made orally, by writing not under seal or by matter of record, to perform an act or to pay a sum of money to another. 253 111. 172. See "Assumpsit."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An undertaking supported by an express promise.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A direct under, taking. See Assumpsit; Action.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

An undertaking to do some act, or to pay a sum of money fo another, manifested by express terms.