Multiple Poinding

In Scotch law. Double distress; a name given to an action which may be brought by a person in possession of goods claimed by different persons pretending a right thereto, calling the claimants and all others to settle their claims, so that the party who sues may be liable only "in once and single payment." Bell, Diet.; 2 Bell, Comm. 299; Stair, Inst. 3. 1. 39. MULTIPLEX ET INDISTINCTUM PARIT confusionem; et questlones quo simpliciores, eo lucidiores. Multiplicity and indistinctness produce confusion; the more simple questions are, the more lucid they are. Hob. 335. MULTIPLICATA TRANSGRESSIONE crescat poenae inflicto. The infliction of punishment should be in proportion to the increase of crime. 2 Inst. 479. MULTIPLICITY (from Lat. multiplex, from multus, many, and p Ucare, to fold). A state of being many. Webster. That quality of a pleading which involves a variety of matters or particulars; undue variety. 2 Saund. 410. A multiplying or increasing. Story, Eq. PI. § 287.

In Scots law. Double poinding; double distress; an action resembling a bill of interpleader.

In Scotch law. Double distress; a name given to an action, corresponding to proceedings by way of interpleader, which may be brought by a person in possession of guods claimed by different persons pretending a right thereto, calling the claimants and all others to settle their claims, so that the party who sues may be liable only “in once and single payment.” Bell. Multiplex et indistinctum parit con-

A proceeding in Scotch law like interpleader.

In Scotch law, means double distress. An action of multiple poinding is an action brought by a person threatened by rival claimants, calling upon them to dispute their preferences inter se. (^Bell.) It corresponds substantially to proceedings by way of interpleader in the English law. Mozley & W.