KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

PRO INTERESSE SUO

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PROBABLE

will not be a temporal damage founding an action for slander that the words spoken put any one in danger of such a suit. 3 Steph. Comm. (7th. Ed.) 309n, 437; 4 Steph. Comm. 207. PRO SE. For himself; in his own be half; in person. PRO SOCIO. For a partner; the name of an action in behalf of a partner. A title of the civil law. Dig. 17, 2; Cod. 4, 37. PRO SOLIDO. For the whole; as one; jointly; without division. Dig. 50, 17, 141,1. PRO TANTO. For so much; for as much as may be; as far as it goes. PRO TEMPORE. For the time being; temporarily; provisionally. PROAMITA. Lat. In the civil law. A great paternal aunt; the sister of one's grandfather. PROAMITA MAGNA. Lat. In the civil law. A great-great-aunt. PROAVIA. Lat In the civil law. A great-grandmother. Inst 3, 6, 3; Dig. 38, 10, 1, 5. PROAVUNCULUS. Lat In the civil law. A great-grandfather's brother. Inst 3, 6, 3; Bract fol. 68o. PROAVUS. Lat. In the civil law. A great-grandfather. Inst. 3, 6, 1; Bract, fols. 67, 68. PROBABILITY. Likelihood; appear ance of truth; verisimilitude. The likeli hood of a proposition or hypothesis being true, from its conformity to reason or experi ence, or from superior evidence or arguments adduced in its favor. People v. O'Brien, 130 Cal. 1, 62 Pac. 297; Shaw v. State, 125 Ala. 80. 28 South. 390; State v. Jones, 64 Iowa, 349, 17 N. W. 911, 20 N. W. 470. PROBABLE. Having the appearance of truth; having the character of probability; appearing to be founded in reason or experi ence. Bain v. State, 74 Ala. 39; State v. Thiele, 119 Iowa, 659, 94 N. W. 256. —Probable cause. "Probable cause" may be defined to be an apparent state of facts found to exist upon reasonable inquiry, (that is, such inquiry as the given case renders convenient and proper,) which would induce a reasonably intelligent and prudent man to believe, in a criminal case, that the accused person had committed the crime charged, or, in a civil case, that a cause of action existed. Alsop v. Lid den, 130 Ala. 548, 30 South. 401; Brand v. Hinchman, 68 Mach. 590, 36 N. W. 664, 13 Am. St. Rep. 362; Mitchell v. Wall, 111 Mass. 497; Driggs v. Burton, 44 Vt. 146; Wanser v. Wyckoff, 9 Hun (N. T.) 179; Lacy v. Mit chell, 23 Ind. 67; Hutchinson v. Wenzel, 155 Ind. 49, 56 N. E. 845. "Probable cause," in malicious prosecution, means the existence of

lands. Thus, lands held by coparceners are held pro indiviso; that is, they are held un dividedly, neither party being entitled to any specific portions of the land so held, but both or all having a joint interest in the un divided whole. Cowell. PRO INTERESSE SUO. According to his interest; to the extent of his interest Thus, a third party may be allowed to inter vene in a suit pro interesse suo. PRO L-ffiSIONE FIDEI. For breach or faith. 3 Bl. Comm. 52. PRO LEGATO. As a legacy; by the title of a legacy. A species of usucaption. Dig. 41, 8. PRO MAJORI CAUTELA. For great er caution; by way of additional security. Usually applied to some act done, or some clause inserted in an instrument, which may not be really necessary, but which will serve to put the matter beyond any question. PRO NON SCRIFTO. As not written; as though it had not been written; as never written. Ambl. 139. PRO OPERE ET LABORE. For work and labor. 1 Comyns, 18. PRO PARTIBUS LIBERANDIS. An ancient writ for partition of lands between co-heirs. Reg. Orig. 316. PRO POSSE SUO. To the extent of his power or ability. Bract, fol. 109. PRO POSSESSORE. As a possessor; by title of a possessor. Dig. 41, 5. See Id. 5, 3, 13. Pro possessore habetur qui dolo in jnriave desiit possidere. He is esteemed a possessor whose possession has been dis turbed by fraud or injury. Off. Exec. 166. PRO QUERENTE. For the plaintiff. PRO RATA. Proportionately; accord ing to a certain rate, percentage, or pro portion. Thus, the creditors (of the same class) of an insolvent estate are to be paid pro rata; that is, each is to receive a divi dend bearing the same ratio to the whole amount of his claim that the aggregate of assets bears to the aggregate of debts. PRO RE NATA. For the affair imme diately in hand; adapted to meet the par ticular occasion. Thus, a course of judicial action adopted under pressure of the exigen cies of the affair in hand, rather than in con formity to established precedents, is said to be taken pro re nata. PRO SALUTE ANI»OE. For the good of his soul. All prosecutions in the ecclesias tical courts are pro salute animce; hence it BL.LAW DICT.(2D E©.)—60