CASUS

casus (kay-s<<schwa>>s). [Latin] 1. A chance accident; an event without human intervention or fault. Cf. CULPA(1); DOLUS(1).2. A situation actually contemplated by the legislature in enacting a statute that applies to the situation. • In this sense, the term is opposed to casus omissus. Cf. CASUS OMISSUS .[Blacks Law 8th]