mandatary
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)
Definitions from Case Law
From 63 U.S. 75 - Morrill v. Cone · 1859Most cited · 11 citing opinions
The authority conferred upon the mandatary by the letter of attorney is special and limited, and his acts under it are valid only as they come within its scope and operation. He was bound to conform to the conditions it contains, and in its execution to adopt the modes it indicates. The attorney was not invested with the legal estate. He was the minister, the servant, of his constituent, and his authority to convey the legal estate did not arise except upon a valid sale in accordance with the requirements of the power.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Or MANDATARIUS. One who undertakes to perform a mandate. Jones, Bailm. 53.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
MANDATARIUS. One who undertakes to perform a mandate. Jones, Baiim. 53. He that obtains a benetice by mandamus. Cowell.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
One to whom a charge or commandment is given; in the law of bailment, one who is employed to do some act without reward, in regard to property bailed to him.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
He to whom a mandate, charge, or commandment is given; also, he that obtains a benefice by mandamus.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
The bailee, or party promising the service, in a contract of mandate. Sometimes spelled mandatory; but see Mandatory.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
tn contracts, is the person who undertakes to performa mandate. Jones’s Bailm. 53; Story on Bailm. § 138. Dr. Halifax calls him mandatee. Halif. Anal. Civ. Law, 70, §§ 16, 17.