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 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.