 | William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 544 pages
...not unlawful, nor against the statute to prevent and punish champerty and maintenance. Maintenance is an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. (4 Bl. Com. 134, 135.) It is an interference by one who is a perfect stranger, hiving no interest whatever... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 780 pages
...damages to the party injured. 12. Maintenance is an offence that bears a »ear relation to the former, being an officious intermeddling in a suit that *no way belongs to one, by main- I-+.IQK taining or assisting either party, with money or otherwise, to prosecute 'or defend it;(?<)... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 778 pages
...to the party injured. 12. Maintenance is an offence that bears a near relation to the former, being4 an officious intermeddling in a suit that *no way belongs to one, by main- r*ioc taining or assisting either party, with money or otherwise, to prosecute L or defend it;(M)... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1861 - 900 pages
...in hand, or upholding of any caueeor регион, — the officious intermeddling in a suit that in no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting...with money or otherwise to prosecute or defend it. By the common law, persone guilty of maintenance may be prosecuted by indictment, and be fined and... | |
 | Law - 1064 pages
...338, 4th ed. ; F. Bk. 311 ; Exam. Quest. 147.) XIV. What is the offence of maintenance 1 ANS. It is an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting, with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it (Bacon's Abr. Maintenance ; 4 Steph. Com. 303, 4th... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 728 pages
...intermeddle in any suit at common law or chancery that in nowise belongs to or concerns such person, by maintaining or assisting either party, with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend such suit with a view to promote litigation, he shall be deemed guilty of maintenance, and upon conviction... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - Law - 1863 - 770 pages
...to the party injured.] XII. \_Mainte.nance is an offence that bears a near relation to the former ; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by maintaining or assisting cither party, with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it ( i) : a practice that was greatly... | |
 | William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 520 pages
...a conspiracy. Maintenance is an officious intermeddling in a suit that in no way belongs to one, by assisting either party with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it ; or, strictly speaking, it is the assistance of another person in a law suit, without having any privity... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners of the Code, David Dudley Field - Criminal law - 1864 - 372 pages
...animals, by section 699. Maintenance. Officiously intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one ; by assisting either party, with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. In so far as intervening in a single lawsuit in which one is not a party, is criminal by our existing... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1865 - 642 pages
...damages to the party injured. 11. Maintenance is an offence that bears a near relation to the former; being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no...with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it. A man may however maintain the suit of his near kinsman, servant, or poor neighbour, out of charity... | |
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Eliz. c. 2, to be punished by six months' imprisonment, and treble damages to the party injured. Maintenance. 12. Maintenance is an offence that bears a near relation to the former, being an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one,... 
