Based upon; arising from, growing out of, or resting upon; as in the expressions “founded in fraud,” “founded on a consideration,” “founded on contract," and the like. See In re Grant Shoe Co., 130 Fed. 881, 06 C. C. A. 78; State v. Morgan, 40 Conn. 46; Palmer v. Preston, 45 Vt. 158, 12 Am. Rep. 191; Steele v. Hoe, 14 Adol. & El. 431; In re Morales (D. C.) 105 Fed. 761
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
