10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEASANCE»
Discover the use of
feasance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
feasance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Institutions or Elements of Justinian: in four books
IF a judge make a suit his own, by giving an unjust determination, an action of
male-feasance will not properly lie against him - but, although he is not subject to
an action of male-feasance, or of contract, yet, as he hath certainly committed a ...
Justinian I (Emperor of the East), George Harris, 1814
2
A Selection of Cases Illustrative of the Law of Contract ...
CHAPTER IX REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT SECTION I DAMAGES
ANONYMOUS. King's Bench. 1505. Y.B. 21 Henry VII, f. 41, pi. 66. [Covenant —
Non-feasance. ] Nota. If one make a covenant to build me a house by such a day,
...
Consequential injuries are of three kinds : — non-feasance, mis-fea- sance, and
mal-feasance. In actions for non-feasance, the injury to the plaintiff accrues from
a mere neglect or omission to do some kind of duty cast by law on the defendant.
4
The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas ...
In actions for mal-feasance, the motive is either malice, which generally speaking
leads to the commission of injuries to the person, or the gratification of self-
interest at the expence of another: And accordingly, the end which the defendant
has ...
William Tidd, Francis Joseph Troubat, 1828
5
Notes to Phillipps' Treatise on the law of evidence
426, it is said, that in actions for torts relating to lands of the defendants, there
seems to be ground for this further distinction, viz. between nuisances arising
from acts of mal-feasance, and those which arise from mere omission or non-
feasance.
Esek Cowen, Nicholas Hill, Samuel March Phillipps, 1839
6
Philippine Law on Torts and Damages
For non-feasance of a member of the city or municipal police force. When a
member of a city or municipal police force refuses or fails to render aid or
protection to any person in case of danger to life or property, such peace officer
shall be ...
7
The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt: In Thirteen Parts
And («) Cr. Car. a difference was taken betwixt non-feasance, and (a) mis-
feasance, l'covTp'sft; f°r non-feasance, or negligence, shall never be said vi et
armis, for that would be opposition in objecto, neither for negligence or tRaym72.
f ...
Sir Edward Coke, John Henry Thomas, John Farquhar Fraser, 1826
8
The principles of the American law of contracts at law and ...
his misfeasance. Non-feasance is the omission of an act which a person ought to
do; misfeasance is the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do:
and malfeasance is the doing of an act which a person ought not to do at all.
9
The Commentaries: Or Reports of Edmund Plowden ... : ...
... who was of Counsel with the said Sir Thomas Wroth, spoke many Times, were
these, first, if the Annuity, which is granted for Service to be done to the Prince
after the Date of the Patent, is determinable by the Non-feasance of it to the
Prince, ...
10
History of the English Law: From the Time of the Saxons, to ...
When it was objected, **"**psit. upon the old notion, that nothing having been
done, no action would lie ; as there was no m/j-feasance, but merely a non-
feasance ; Brian demanded, whether if he promised, upon consideration, to make
a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEASANCE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
feasance is used in the context of the following news items.
Abolish Gov't's immunity from liability over roads
It was held that the Local Board was at most only guilty of non-feasance and not misfeasance and, therefore, not liable for the injuries sustained ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 15»
Clean air advocates file graft raps vs. DTI execs
... simply because of the herein respondents' neglect, that is not merely administrative non-feasance, but may as well be a criminal offense, ... «GMA News, Jun 15»
Vietnam War Vet's Service Significant Despite Medal Confusion
Not because of malfeasance, misfeasance or any other kind of feasance. But because some faceless bureaucrats many years ago didn't ... «Military.com, Jun 15»
Dig as deep as they did on Dannemora prison escape
The law gives a DA the seldom-used power of leading a grand jury to examine “misconduct, non-feasance or neglect in public office,” not just to ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
Corporate Manslaughter Bill: implications for corporate entities
... whereby corporations were held criminally liable only for acts of non-feasance under the common law (later extended to misfeasance). «Lexology, Jun 15»
Is there a viable cause of action for reverse bad faith against an …
Oklahoma also rejected a cause of action for reverse bad faith due to the insured's non-feasance but expressed no opinion whether an ... «Lexology, May 15»
No Bells Ring in the Empty Chapel: The Dead Ball Era Concluded …
Perhaps the bonds of fictive kinship it offers are predicates to its social feasance (Spracklen 2001), or perhaps the system itself serves as the ... «Let's Go Tribe, May 15»
EMBARRASSING: Baltimore prosecutor ripped over botched arrest …
RLM357. Malicious Process and False Arrest. Abuse of Power. Mal-Feasance of Office. to name a few. ~Rick Magee, “MOLON LABE”. RLM357. «BizPac Review, May 15»
BRUCE FEIN: The case against predator drones
... the state secrets doctrine has foreclosed any judicial examination of predator drone killings to fill the gap left by congressional non-feasance. «Washington Times, Apr 15»
Shawn Vestal: Stevens County group swears oaths of officials are …
... writing: “The persons named herein and those conspiring to create their non-feasance have destroyed the People's goodwill, confidence, ... «The Spokesman Review, Apr 15»
