Viewers

Persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters, and make a report of the facts, together with their opinion, to the court. In practice, they are usually appointed to lay out roads, and the like. VIGILANTIBUS ET NON DORMIENTIbus jura subserviunt. The laws serve the vigilant, not those who sleep. 2 Bouv. Inst, note 2327. See "Laches;" Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 799. VIGORE CUJUS (Law Lat.) By force whereof. 1 Ld. Rayrn. 412. VMS ET MODIS (Lat.) In the ecclesiastical_courts, service of a decree or citation viis et modis, i. e., by all "ways and means" likely to affect the party with knowledge of its contents, is equivalent to substituted service in the temporal courts, and is opposed to personal service. Phillim. Ecc. Law, 1258, 1283.

Persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters and make a report of the facts, together with their opinion, to the court. In practicer,

Persons who are appointed by a court to make an investigation of cortain matters or to examine a particular locality, (as, the proposed site of a new road,) and to report to the court the result of their inspection, with their opinion on the same.

In old practice. Persons appointed under writs of view to testify the view. Rose. Real Act. 253.

In old English law. Persons to testify the view. Vi^ilantibns et non dorinientibus jura lieve or succor those who are ■^igilant, their rights].

are persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters and make a report of the facts together with their opinion to the court. In practice they are usually appointed to lay out reads and the like. Vide Ezperts.