Assumpsit
a legal action for a breach of contract or promise not under seal.
an actionable promise.
historical examples
one of the earliest references to what a promisor was to have for his undertaking was in the action of -ssumpsit.
the common law oliver wendell holmes, jr.
in this, as in the earlier case, the issue was taken on the -ssumpsit.
the common law oliver wendell holmes, jr.
-ssumpsit as a form of action became obsolete after the p-ssing of the judicature acts 1873 and 1875.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 2, slice 7 various
if you choose to make an -ssumpsit, i’m sure i shall not object to the security.
the absentee maria edgeworth
it was settled that -ssumpsit would lie for a mere omission or nonfeasance.
the common law oliver wendell holmes, jr.
-ssumpsit covered the whole province of debt, and much more.
our legal heritage, 5th ed. s. a. reilly
the distinctions between debt, covenant, and -ssumpsit are merely historical.
the path of the law oliver wendell holmes, jr.
the chief reason why debt was supplanted for centuries by a later remedy, -ssumpsit, was the survival of this relic of early days.
the common law oliver wendell holmes, jr.
it will be well to examine some of the earliest cases in which an undertaking (-ssumpsit) was alleged.
the common law oliver wendell holmes, jr.
the essential nature of “consideration” in contract is evolving from the procedural requirements for the action of -ssumpsit.
our legal heritage, 5th ed. s. a. reilly
noun
(law) (before 1875) an action to recover damages for breach of an express or implied contract or agreement that was not under seal
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