- quantum valebant
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quantum va·le·bant /-və-'lē-ˌbant, -vä-'lā-ˌbänt/ n [Latin, as much as they were worth]1: a count in a common-law action of assumpsit to recover the value of goods or materials furnished2: a theory or doctrine that permits recovery for materials provided on the basis of an implied contract
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
- quantum valebant
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Latin1 The reasonable worth of goods or services, used to compute fair and reasonable damages; the market value.2 A common-law action of assumpsit for items sold and delivered, in order to recover proper and appropriate payment for same.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
- quantum valebant
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(Latin: As much as they were worth.)An archaic form of pleading a lawsuit to recover payment for goods that have been sold and delivered.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
- quantum valebant
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[Latin, As much as they were worth.] An archaic form of pleading a lawsuit to recover payment for goods that have been sold and delivered.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.