supra

Federal, State, and local Government.

Lat. Above; upon. This word occurring by itself in a book refers the reader to a previous part of the book, like "ante;" it is also the initial word of several Latin phrases.

— Snpra protest. See Protest.

— Supra-riparian. Upper riparian; higher up the stream. This term is applied to the estate, rights, or duties of a riparian proprietor whose land is sifuated at a point nearer the source of the stream than the estate with which it is compared.

Above, over; formerly. Alone, and in ut supra and vide supra, refers to matter, of text or citation, preceding in the same book or work, and usually upon ' Moak, Underh. Torts, 419, cases. ' Northern Transportation Co. v. Chicago, 99 U. S. '615 (1878), cases. Strong, J. See also Gilmore u DriscoU, 132 Mass. 201-9 (1877), cases, Gray, C. J.; Keating 1). Cincinnati, 38 Ohio St. 148-49 (1882), cases; Carlin v. Chappel, 101 Pa.' 350-^ (1882), cases; 3 Kent, 435; 1 Am. Law Kev. 1-22 (1866), cases; 87 Am. Law Eeg. 629-39 (1879), oases; 24 Cent. Law J. 270 (1887), cases. s Abbott V. Town of -Wojcott, 38 Vt. 672 (1866)., « See Parker v. Enslow, 102 111. 2?7 (1882). <■ See Sohwuchow v. Chicago, 68 111. 448 (1873); Town of Nevada v. Hutohins, 69 Iowa, 608 (1882). •See Fleming v. Slocum, 18 Johns. *405 (1830); 17 the same page; in this book, upon the same column. Compare Ante. Opposed, infra. Supra protest. Over protest. See Protest, 3. Supra riparian. Upper riparian. See Riparian.

/. Above; over. Supra dictus: aforesaid. Supra protest: upon protest; v. Acceptance.

See Super. Supra protest. Over protest. An acceptance of a bill of exchange by a person not a party to it, after protest for non-acceptance by the drawee, is termed an acceptance supra protest.