trespass on the case 1

noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definition

an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss

  • 1.a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case
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