ACCIDENTALIA FEUDI

accidentalia feudi (ak-si-den-tay-lee-<<schwa>> fyoo-dI). [Law Latin] Hist. All nonessential terms in a feudal contract; esp., those that are not essential to the fee (such as building restrictions). Cf. ESSENTIALIA FEUDI. [Blacks Law 8th]

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ACCIDENTALIA

accidentalia  (ak-si-den-tay-lee-<<schwa>>). [Law Latin  “accidental  things”]  Hist. Incidents of  a  contract;  non-essential  contractual  terms  to  which  the  parties  expressly  stipulate.  Cf. AESSENTALIA. “Accidentalia  have  their  existence  entirely  by  express  stipulation,  and  are  never  presumed without  it.”  William  Bell,  Bell’s  Dictionary  and  Digest  of  the  Law  of  Scotland  406  (George Watson ed., 7th ed. 1890). [Blacks Law…

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PRIVATE-ATTORNEY-GENERAL DOCTRINE

private-attorney-general doctrine. The equitable principle that allows the recovery of attorney’s fees to a party who brings a lawsuit that benefits a significant number of people, requires private enforcement, and is important to society as a whole. [Cases: Costs 194.42; Federal Civil Procedure 2737.2. C.J.S. Costs § 130.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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