Fishing-Bill
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A term used in equity for a bill that seeks a discovery upon general, loose, and vague allegations. Story, Eq. PI. § 325; on that ground alone, such a bill will be at once dismissed; In re Pacific Ry. Commission, 32 Fed. 263.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A term descriptive of a hill in equity which seeks a discovery upon general, loose, and vague allegations. Story, Eq. PI. § 325; In re Pacific Ry. Com'n (C. C.) 32 Fed. 263 i Hurricane Tel. Co. v. Mohler, 51 W. Va. 1, 41 S. E. 421; Carroll v. Carroll, 11 Barb. (N. Y.) 298.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A term descriptive of a ill in equity which seeks a discovery upon gencral, loose, and vague allegations, Story, Eq. Pl. § 325; 82 Fed. Rep. 263.