In Contractibus
Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
REI VERITAS POtius quam scriptura perspici debet. In contracts, the truth of the matter ought to be regarded, rather than the writing. Code, 4. 22. 1. IN CONTRACTIBUS TACITE INSUNT quae sunt moris et consuetudlnls. In contracts, those things which are of custom and usage are tacitly implied. Broom, Leg. Max, (3d London Ed.) 759; 3 Bing. N. C. 814, 818; Story, Bills, § 143; 3 Kent, Conma. 260.