ACTION ON THE CASE
\ˈakʃən ɒnðə kˈe͡ɪs], \ˈakʃən ɒnðə kˈeɪs], \ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_n_ð_ə k_ˈeɪ_s]\
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A species of personal action of very extensive application, otherwise called "trespass on the case," or simply "case," from the circumstance of the plaintiff's whole case or cause of complaint being set forth at length in the original writ by which formerly it was always commenced. 3 Bl. Comm. 122. Mobile L. Ins. Co. v. Randall, 74 Ala. 170; Cramer v. Fry (C. C.) 08 Fed. 201; Sharp v. Curtiss, 15 Conn. 520; Wallace v. Wilmington & N. R. Co., 8 lloust (Del.) 529, 18 Atl. 818.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.