A pecuniary compensation or Indemnity, which may be recovered in the courts by apy person who has suffered loss, detriment, or injury, whether to hls person, property, or rights, through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another. Scott v. Donald, 165 U. 8. 58, 17 Sup. Ct 265, 41 L. Ed. 632; Crane v. Peer, 43 N. J. Eq. 553, 4 Ati. 72; Cincinnati v. Hafer, 49 Ohio St 60, 30 N. E. 197; wainscott v. Loan Ass’n, 98 Cal. 253, 33 Pac. 88; Carvill v. Jacks, 43 Ark. 449; Collins v. Railroad Co., 9 Heisk. (Tenn.) 850; New York v. Lord, 17 wend. (N. Y.) 293; o’Connor v. Dils, 43 W. Va. 54, 26 S. E. 354
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
