Casus
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
;. Case; event; chance. Casus foederis: a case within a treaty, to which it applies. Casus fortuitus: an inevitable event; a chance occurrence. Casus fortuitus non est sperandus, et nemo tenetur divinare: a chance event is not to be expected, and no one is bound to foresee it. Casus major: an extraordinary casualty. Casus omissus: a case omitted, unprovided for. Casus omissus et oblivioni datus dispositioni juris communis relinquitur: a case omitted and forgotten is left to the disposal of the common law.