Incompatible

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Incapable of being performed by one person at the same time.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Two or more relations, offices, functions or rights which cannot naturally or may not legally, exist in or be exercised by the same person at the same time, are said to be incompatible. Thus, the relations of lessor and lessee of the same land, in one person at the same time, are incompatible. So of trustee and beneficiary of the same property. See People v. Green, 46 How. Prae. (N. Y.) 170; Co.m. v. Sheriff, 4 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 276; Regents of University of Maryland v. Williams, 9 Gill & J. (Md.) 422, 31 Am. Dec. 72.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

Legally inconsistent; incapable of legal union in the same person. Applied to offices.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Two or more relations, orices, functions, or rights which cannot naturally, or may not legally, exist in or be exercised by the same person at the same time, are said to be incompatible. Thus, the relations of lessor and lessee of the same land, in one person at the same time, are incompatible. So of trustee and beneficiary of the Baume property.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

Offices are said to be "incompatible and inconsistent " when, 1 [People V. Supervisors of Niagara, 4 Hill, 23 (1842), Bronson, J. 2 Andrews v. Boyd. 5 Me. *203 (1828), Weston, J. Compare Scott v. 'West, 63 Wis. 532, 590 (1885). 3 Wilcox -v. County Commissioners, 103 Mass. 546 (1870), Ames, J. * Thompson's Appeal, 100 Pa. 481-82 (1882), Gordon, J.; Sim's Appeal, 44 id. 347 (1863). « Eley's Appeal, 103 Pa. 306 (18S3), Sterrett, J. ? United States v. Schillinger, 14 Blateh. 71 (1876); Gray v. Darlington, 15 Wall. 63 (1872). See also 14 La. An. 815; 9 Mass. 372; 8 Duer, 426; 30 Barb. 637; 4 Abb. N. C. 400; 1 Wil. (Ind.)219; 16F.R.14. from the multiplicity of business, they cannot be executed by the same person with care and ability; or, when their being subordinate and interfering with each other induces a presumption that they cannot both be executed with impartiality and honesty.' Incoinpatibility. See Divorce.